Micah 4:9 Cross References
Micah 4:9
9: But why are you now screaming in terror? Have you no king to lead you? He is dead! Have you no wise people to counsel you? All are gone! Pain has gripped you like it does a woman in labor.
Jeremiah 8:19
- Listen to the weeping of my people; it can be heard all across the land. "Has the LORD abandoned Jerusalem?" the people ask. "Is her King no longer there?Oh, why have they angered me with their carved idols and worthless gods?" asks the LORD.
Isaiah 3:1
- The Lord, the LORD Almighty, will cut off the supplies of food and water from Jerusalem and Judah.
- He will destroy all the nation's leaders--the heroes, soldiers, judges, prophets, diviners, elders,
- army officers, honorable citizens, advisers, skilled magicians, and expert enchanters.
- Then he will appoint children to rule over them, and anarchy will prevail.
- People will take advantage of each other--man against man, neighbor fighting neighbor. Young people will revolt against authority, and nobodies will sneer at honorable people.
Isaiah 13:8
- and are afraid. Fear grips them with terrible pangs, like those of a woman about to give birth. They look helplessly at one another as the flames of the burning city reflect on their faces.
Isaiah 21:3
- My stomach aches and burns with pain. Sharp pangs of horror are upon me, like the pangs of a woman giving birth. I grow faint when I hear what God is planning; I am blinded with dismay.
Hosea 13:10
- Where now is your king? Why don't you call on him for help? Where are all the leaders of the land? You asked for them, now let them save you!
- In my anger I gave you kings, and in my fury I took them away.
Jeremiah 22:23
- It may be nice to live in a beautiful palace lined with lumber from the cedars of Lebanon, but soon you will cry and groan in anguish--anguish like that of a woman about to give birth.
Lamentations 4:20
- Our king, the LORD's anointed, the very life of our nation, was caught in their snares. We had foolishly boasted that under his protection we could hold our own against any nation on earth!
Hosea 10:3
- Then they will say, "We have no king because we didn't fear the LORD. But what's the difference? What could a king do for us anyway?"
Hosea 3:4
- This illustrates that Israel will be a long time without a king or prince, and without sacrifices, temple, priests, or even idols!
Jeremiah 4:21
- How long must this go on? How long must I be surrounded by war and death?
Isaiah 26:17
- We were like a woman about to give birth, writhing and crying out in pain. When we are in your presence, LORD,
Jeremiah 50:43
- The king of Babylon has received reports about the enemy, and he is weak with fright. Fear and pain have gripped him, like that of a woman about to give birth.
Jeremiah 30:6
- Now let me ask you a question: Do men give birth to babies? Then why do they stand there, ashen-faced, hands pressed against their sides like women about to give birth?
- In all history there has never been such a time of terror. It will be a time of trouble for my people Israel. Yet in the end, they will be saved!