Jeremiah 26:18

Contemporary English Version 1995

years ago when Hezekiah was king of Judah, a prophet named Micah from the town of Moresheth had said: “I, the Lord All-Powerful, say Jerusalem will be plowed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the temple now stands.”

Cross References

Zechariah 8:3

I will return to Jerusalem and live there on Mount Zion. Then Jerusalem will be known as my faithful city, and Zion will be known as my holy mountain.

Micah 1:1

I am Micah from Moresheth. And this is the message about Samaria and Jerusalem that the Lord gave to me when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah.

Nehemiah 4:2

In front of his friends and the Samaritan army he said, “What is this feeble bunch of Jews trying to do? Are they going to rebuild the wall and offer sacrifices all in one day? Do they think they can make something out of this pile of scorched stones?”

Micah 3:12

And so, because of you, Jerusalem will be plowed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the temple now stands.

Jeremiah 17:3

So I'll take everything you own, including your altars, and give it all to your enemies.

Jeremiah 9:11

I heard the Lord reply, “When I am finished, Jerusalem and the towns of Judah will be piles of ruins where only jackals live.”

Psalm 79:1

Our God, foreign nations have taken your land, disgraced your temple, and left Jerusalem in ruins.

Jeremiah 51:37

Babylon will be a pile of rubble where only jackals live, and everyone will be afraid to walk among the ruins.

2 Kings 19:25

Sennacherib, now listen to me, the Lord. I planned all this long ago. And you don't even realize that I alone am the one who decided that you would do these things. I let you make ruins of fortified cities.

2 Chronicles 32:26

Hezekiah and the people later felt sorry and asked the Lord to forgive them. So the Lord did not punish them as long as Hezekiah was king.

Micah 4:1

In the future, the mountain with the Lord's temple will be the highest of all. It will reach above the hills, and every nation will rush to it.