18. So I will give them a prophet like you. He will be one of their own people. I will tell him what to say. And he will tell them everything I command.
19. This prophet will speak for me. Anyone who does not listen when he speaks will answer to me.
20. But a prophet might say something I did not tell him to say. And he might say he is speaking for me. Or a prophet might speak in the name of other gods. That prophet must be killed.”
21. You might be thinking, “How can we know if a message is not from the Lord?”