Deuteronomy 18:22

18:22 whenever a prophet speaks in my30 name and the prediction31 is not fulfilled,32 then I have33 not spoken it;34 the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him.”

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30	tn Heb “the Lord’s.” See note on the word “his” in v. 5.
31	tn Heb “the word,” but a predictive word is in view here. Cf. NAB “his oracle.”
32	tn Heb “does not happen or come to pass.”
33	tn Heb “the Lord has.” See note on the word “his” in v. 5.
34	tn Heb “that is the word which the Lord has not spoken.”