17. The Lord said to me: What they’ve said is right.
18. I’ll raise up a prophet for them from among their fellow Israelites—one just like you. I’ll put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
19. I myself will hold accountable anyone who doesn’t listen to my words, which that prophet will speak in my name.
20. However, any prophet who arrogantly speaks a word in my name that I haven’t commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods—that prophet must die.
21. Now, you might be wondering, How will we know which word God hasn’t spoken?
22. Here’s the answer: The prophet who speaks in the Lord’s name and the thing doesn’t happen or come about—that’s the word the Lord hasn’t spoken. That prophet spoke arrogantly. Don’t be afraid of him.