Micah 2:4

Contemporary English Version 1995

When that happens, this sorrowful song will be sung about you: “Ruined! Completely ruined! The Lord has taken our land and given it to traitors.”

Cross References

Habakkuk 2:6

But they will be mocked with these words: You're doomed! You stored up stolen goods and cheated others of what belonged to them.

Micah 1:15

People of Mareshah, the Lord will send someone to capture your town. Then Israel's glorious king will be forced to hide in Adullam Cave.

Jeremiah 9:10

I weep for the pastureland in the hill country. It's so barren and scorched that no one travels there. No cattle can be found there, and birds and wild animals have all disappeared.

Isaiah 24:3

The earth will be stripped bare and left that way. This is what the Lord has promised.

Isaiah 6:11

Then I asked the Lord, “How long will this last?” The Lord answered: Until their towns are destroyed and their houses are deserted, until their fields are empty,

Deuteronomy 28:29

that even in bright sunshine you will have to feel your way around like a blind person, who cannot tell day from night. For the rest of your life, people will beat and rob you, and no one will be able to stop them.

Numbers 23:7

Balaam said: “King Balak of Moab brought me from the hills of Syria to curse Israel and announce its doom.

Mark 12:12

The leaders knew that Jesus was really talking about them, and they wanted to arrest him. But because they were afraid of the crowd, they let him alone and left.

Zephaniah 1:2

I, the Lord, now promise to destroy everything on this earth—

Micah 2:10

Get out of here, you crooks! You'll find no rest here. You're not fit to belong to the Lord's people, and you will be destroyed.

Amos 5:17

Your vineyards will be filled with crying and weeping, because I will punish you. I, the Lord, have spoken!

Amos 5:1

Listen, nation of Israel, to my mournful message:

Joel 1:13

Mourn, you priests who serve at the altar of my God. Spend your days and nights wearing sackcloth. Offerings of grain and wine are no longer brought to the Lord's temple.

Joel 1:8

Grieve like a young woman mourning for the man she was to marry.

Ezekiel 16:44

People will use this saying about you, Jerusalem: “If the mother is bad, so is her daughter.”

Ezekiel 2:10

The hand opened the scroll, and both sides of it were filled with words of sadness, mourning, and grief.

Jeremiah 14:18

In the fields I see the bodies of those killed in battle. And in the towns I see crowds dying of hunger. But the prophets and priests go about their business, without understanding what has happened.”

Jeremiah 4:13

Look! The enemy army swoops down like an eagle; their cavalry and chariots race faster than storm clouds blown by the wind.” Then you will answer, “We are doomed!”

Isaiah 14:4

Then you will make fun of the King of Babylonia by singing this song: That cruel monster is done for! He won't attack us again.

Job 27:1

Job said:

2 Chronicles 35:25

Jeremiah the prophet wrote a funeral song in honor of Josiah. And since then, anyone in Judah who mourns the death of Josiah sings that song. It is included in the collection of funeral songs.

2 Samuel 1:17

David sang a song in memory of Saul and Jonathan,

Numbers 24:15

Balaam said: “I am the son of Beor, and my words are true, so listen to my message!

Numbers 24:3

and Balaam said: “I am the son of Beor, and my words are true, so listen to my message!

Numbers 23:18

Balaam answered: “Pay close attention to my words—

Jeremiah 6:12

I'll punish the people of Judah and give to others their houses and fields, as well as their wives. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Jeremiah 8:10

I'll give their wives and fields to strangers. Everyone is greedy and dishonest, whether poor or rich. Even the prophets and priests cannot be trusted.

Micah 1:8

Because of this tragedy, I go barefoot and naked. My crying and weeping sound like howling wolves or ostriches.

Jeremiah 9:16

I'll scatter them in foreign countries that they and their ancestors have never even heard of. Finally, I will send enemy soldiers to kill every last one of them.