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When a prophet speaks in the LORD’s name, if the thing doesn’t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.
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Verse 22. Fear him. Septuagint “you shall not spare him,” but cut him off by death. Bible.—Though the completion of what has been foretold be not a sure sign of a true prophecy, (Calmet. 13:2,) yet when the thing does not come to pass which the prophet had spoken unconditionally, he must undoubtedly be rejected; as also when he speaks in the name of false gods. No miracles can then establish his credit. The prophecy of Jonas, and many of the other prophecies, were conditional. Calmet.
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