Jehovah's Witnesses With these interpretations, Jehovah's Witnesses' publications have made various predictions about world events they believe were prophesied in the Bible. Failed predictions have led to the alteration or abandonment of some doctrines. Some failed predictions had been presented as "beyond doubt" or "approved by God". The Watch Tower Society rejects accusations that it is a false prophet, stating that its interpretations are not inspired or infallible, and that it has not claimed its predictions were "the words of Jehovah." Chryssides has suggested that with the exception of statements about 1914, 1925 and 1975, the changing views and dates of the
Jehovah word, there can be little doubt that it is not "Jehovah"". Despite this, he consistently uses the name "Jehovah" throughout his dictionary and when translating Hebrew names. Some examples include "Isaiah" ["Jehovah's help or salvation"], "Jehoshua" ["Jehovah a helper"], "Jehu" ["Jehovah is He"]. In the entry, "Jehovah", Smith writes: "JEHOVAH (, usually with the vowel points of ; but when the two occur together, the former is pointed , that is with the vowels of , as in Obad. i. 1, Hab. iii. 19:" This practice is also observed in many modern publications, such as the "New Compact Bible Dictionary"