Deuteronomy 18:19

19 I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.

Deuteronomy 18:19 in Other Translations

19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

19 And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him.

19 I will personally deal with anyone who will not listen to the messages the prophet proclaims on my behalf.

19 And anyone who won't listen to my words spoken by him, I will personally hold responsible.

19 I will hold accountable whoever does not listen to My words that he speaks in My name.

Deuteronomy 18:19 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 18:19

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken
unto my words
To the doctrines of the Gospel, but slight and despise them:

which he shall speak in my name;
in whose name he came, and whose words or doctrines he declared them to be; not as his own, but his Father's, ( John 5:43 ) ( 7:16 ) .

I will require it of him;
or, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan,

``my Word shall require it of him, or take vengeance on him;''

as Christ the Word of God did in the destruction of the Jewish nation, city, and temple; see ( Luke 19:27 Luke 19:44 ) .

Deuteronomy 18:19 In-Context

17 The LORD said to me: “What they say is good.

18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him.

19 I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.

20 But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, is to be put to death.”

21 You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the LORD?”

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 23:21
• 2. S ver 7; S Leviticus 19:12; 2 Kings 2:24
• 3. Joshua 22:23; Acts 3:23*; Hebrews 12:25