Micah 6:9 Cross References
Micah 6:9
9: Listen! Fear the LORD if you are wise! His voice is calling out to everyone in Jerusalem: "The armies of destruction are coming; the LORD is sending them.
Isaiah 30:27
- Look! The LORD is coming from far away, burning with anger, surrounded by a thick, rising smoke. His lips are filled with fury; his words consume like fire.
Revelation 3:19
- I am the one who corrects and disciplines everyone I love. Be diligent and turn from your indifference.
Zephaniah 3:2
- It proudly refuses to listen even to the voice of the LORD. No one can tell it anything; it refuses all correction. It does not trust in the LORD or draw near to its God.
Isaiah 10:5
- "Destruction is certain for Assyria, the whip of my anger. Its military power is a club in my hand.
- Assyria will enslave my people, who are a godless nation. It will plunder them, trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.
Isaiah 40:6
- A voice said, "Shout!" I asked, "What should I shout?Shout that people are like the grass that dies away. Their beauty fades as quickly as the beauty of flowers in a field.
- The grass withers, and the flowers fade beneath the breath of the LORD. And so it is with people.
- The grass withers, and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever."
Jeremiah 37:8
- Then the Babylonians will come back and capture this city and burn it to the ground.
- The LORD says: Do not fool yourselves that the Babylonians are gone for good. They aren't!
- Even if you were to destroy the entire Babylonian army, leaving only a handful of wounded survivors, they would still stagger from their tents and burn this city to the ground!"
Psalms 107:43
- Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.
Joel 2:11
- The LORD leads them with a shout! This is his mighty army, and they follow his orders. The day of the LORD is an awesome, terrible thing. Who can endure it?
- That is why the LORD says, "Turn to me now, while there is time! Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
- Don't tear your clothing in your grief; instead, tear your hearts." Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful. He is not easily angered. He is filled with kindness and is eager not to punish you.
- Who knows? Perhaps even yet he will give you a reprieve, sending you a blessing instead of this terrible curse. Perhaps he will give you so much that you will be able to offer grain and wine to the LORD your God as before!
- Blow the trumpet in Jerusalem! Announce a time of fasting; call the people together for a solemn meeting.
Isaiah 24:10
- The city writhes in chaos; every home is locked to keep out looters.
- Mobs gather in the streets, crying out for wine. Joy has reached its lowest ebb. Gladness has been banished from the land.
- The city is left in ruins, with its gates battered down.
Isaiah 9:13
- For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent and turn to the LORD Almighty.
2 Kings 22:11
- When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair.
- Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king's personal adviser:
- "Go to the Temple and speak to the LORD for me and for the people and for all Judah. Ask him about the words written in this scroll that has been found. The LORD's anger is burning against us because our ancestors have not obeyed the words in this scroll. We have not been doing what this scroll says we must do."
- So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the newer Mishneh section of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah and grandson of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe.
- She said to them, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken! Go and tell the man who sent you,
Amos 4:6
- "I brought hunger to every city and famine to every town. But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.
- "I kept the rain from falling when you needed it the most, ruining all your crops. I sent rain on one town but withheld it from another. Rain fell on one field, while another field withered away.
- People staggered from one town to another for a drink of water, but there was never enough. But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.
- "I struck your farms and vineyards with blight and mildew. Locusts devoured all your fig and olive trees. But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.
- "I sent plagues against you like the plagues I sent against Egypt long ago. I killed your young men in war and slaughtered all your horses. The stench of death filled the air! But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.
Job 10:2
- I will say to God, `Don't simply condemn me--tell me the charge you are bringing against me.
Proverbs 22:3
- A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
Amos 6:1
- How terrible it will be for you who lounge in luxury and think you are secure in Jerusalem and Samaria! You are famous and popular in Israel, you to whom the people go for help.
Isaiah 27:10
- Israel's fortified cities will be silent and empty, the houses abandoned, the streets covered with grass. Cattle will graze there, chewing on twigs and branches.
Psalms 48:10
- As your name deserves, O God, you will be praised to the ends of the earth. Your strong right hand is filled with victory.
Jeremiah 26:6
- then I will destroy this Temple as I destroyed Shiloh, the place where the Tabernacle was located. And I will make Jerusalem an object of cursing in every nation on earth.'"
2 Samuel 21:1
- There was a famine during David's reign that lasted for three years, so David asked the LORD about it. And the LORD said, "The famine has come because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites."
Hosea 14:9
- Let those who are wise understand these things. Let those who are discerning listen carefully. The paths of the LORD are true and right, and righteous people live by walking in them. But sinners stumble and fall along the way.
Lamentations 3:39
- Then why should we, mere humans, complain when we are punished for our sins?
- Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn again in repentance to the LORD.
- Let us lift our hearts and hands to God in heaven and say,
- "We have sinned and rebelled, and you have not forgiven us.
Haggai 1:5
- This is what the LORD Almighty says: Consider how things are going for you!
- You have planted much but harvested little. You have food to eat, but not enough to fill you up. You have wine to drink, but not enough to satisfy your thirst. You have clothing to wear, but not enough to keep you warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!
- "This is what the LORD Almighty says: Consider how things are going for you!
Amos 2:5
- So I will send down fire on Judah, and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed."
Exodus 34:5
- Then the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud and called out his own name, "the LORD," as Moses stood there in his presence.
- He passed in front of Moses and said, "I am the LORD, I am the LORD, the merciful and gracious God. I am slow to anger and rich in unfailing love and faithfulness.
- I show this unfailing love to many thousands by forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. Even so I do not leave sin unpunished, but I punish the children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generations."
Jonah 3:4
- On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: "Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!"
- The people of Nineveh believed God's message, and from the greatest to the least, they decided to go without food and wear sackcloth to show their sorrow.
- When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in sackcloth and sat on a heap of ashes.
- Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city: "No one, not even the animals, may eat or drink anything at all.
- Everyone is required to wear sackcloth and pray earnestly to God. Everyone must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence.
Micah 3:12
- So because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; Jerusalem will be reduced to rubble! A great forest will grow on the hilltop, where the Temple now stands.
Psalms 9:16
- The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked have trapped themselves in their own snares.
Hosea 13:16
- The people of Samaria must bear the consequences of their guilt because they rebelled against their God. They will be killed by an invading army, their little ones dashed to death against the ground, their pregnant women ripped open by swords."
Jeremiah 14:18
- If I go out into the fields, I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy. If I walk the city streets, there I see people who have died of starvation. The prophets and priests continue with their work, but they do not know what they are doing.'"
- LORD, have you completely rejected Judah? Do you really hate Jerusalem? Why have you wounded us past all hope of healing? We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing but found only terror.
- LORD, we confess our wickedness and that of our ancestors, too. We all have sinned against you.
- For the sake of your own name, LORD, do not abandon us. Do not disgrace yourself and the throne of your glory. Do not break your covenant with us. Please don't forget us!
- Can any of the foreign gods send us rain? Does it fall from the sky by itself? No, it comes from you, the LORD our God! Only you can do such things. So we will wait for you to help us.
Job 5:17
- "But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the chastening of the Almighty when you sin.
Psalms 83:18
- until they learn that you alone are called the LORD, that you alone are the Most High, supreme over all the earth.
Isaiah 32:13
- For your land will be overgrown with thorns and briers. Your joyful homes and happy cities will be gone.
- The palace and the city will be deserted, and busy towns will be empty. Herds of donkeys and goats will graze on the hills where the watchtowers are,
Jeremiah 26:18
- They said, "Think back to the days when Micah of Moresheth prophesied during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. He told the people of Judah, `This is what the LORD Almighty says: Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; Jerusalem will be reduced to rubble! A great forest will grow on the hilltop, where the Temple now stands.'
Jeremiah 19:11
- Then say to them, `This is what the LORD Almighty says: As this jar lies shattered, so I will shatter the people of Judah and Jerusalem beyond all hope of repair. They will bury the bodies in Topheth until there is no more room.
- This is what I will do to this place and its people, says the LORD. I will cause this city to become defiled like Topheth.
- Yes, all the houses in Jerusalem, including the palace of Judah's kings, will become like Topheth--all the houses where you burned incense on the rooftops to your star gods, and where drink offerings were poured out to your idols.'"
Amos 3:8
- The lion has roared--tremble in fear! The Sovereign LORD has spoken--I dare not refuse to proclaim his message!
- Announce this to the leaders of Philistia and Egypt: "Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria, and witness the scandalous spectacle of all Israel's crimes."
- "My people have forgotten what it means to do right," says the LORD. "Their fortresses are filled with wealth taken by theft and violence.
- Therefore," says the Sovereign LORD, "an enemy is coming! He will surround them and shatter their defenses. Then he will plunder all their fortresses."
- This is what the LORD says: "A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion's mouth will recover only two legs and a piece of ear. So it will be when the Israelites in Samaria are rescued with only a broken chair and a tattered pillow.
Isaiah 66:6
- What is all the commotion in the city? What is that terrible noise from the Temple? It is the voice of the LORD taking vengeance against his enemies.
Isaiah 26:11
- O LORD, they do not listen when you threaten. They do not see your upraised fist. Show them your eagerness to defend your people. Perhaps then they will be ashamed. Let your fire consume your enemies.
Job 5:6
- But evil does not spring from the soil, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.
- People are born for trouble as predictably as sparks fly upward from a fire.
- "My advice to you is this: Go to God and present your case to him.