Micah 2:9

Contemporary English Version 1995

You take over lovely homes that belong to the women of my nation. Then you cheat their children out of the inheritance that comes from the Lord.

Cross References

Habakkuk 2:14

Just as water fills the sea, the land will be filled with people who know and honor the Lord.

Ezekiel 39:21

When I punish the nations of the earth, they will see the brightness of my glory.

2 Corinthians 4:6

The Scriptures say, “God commanded light to shine in the dark.” Now God is shining in our hearts to let you know that his glory is seen in Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:18

So our faces are not covered. They show the bright glory of the Lord, as the Lord's Spirit makes us more and more like our glorious Lord.

Luke 20:47

But they cheat widows out of their homes and then pray long prayers just to show off. These teachers will be punished most of all.

Mark 12:40

But they cheat widows out of their homes and pray long prayers just to show off. They will be punished most of all.

Matthew 23:13

You Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You won't go in yourselves, and you keep others from going in.

Zechariah 2:5

The Lord himself has promised to be a protective wall of fire surrounding Jerusalem, and he will be its shining glory in the heart of the city.”

Micah 2:2

You grab any field or house that you want; you cheat families out of homes and land.

Joel 3:6

You have dragged the people of Judah and Jerusalem from their land and sold them to the Greeks.

Jeremiah 10:20

Our homes are destroyed; our children are dead. No one is left to help us find shelter.”

Psalm 72:19

We will always praise your glorious name. Let your glory be seen everywhere on earth. Amen and amen.

1 Samuel 26:19

Please listen to what I have to say. If the Lord has turned you against me, maybe a sacrifice will make him change his mind. But if some people have turned you against me, I hope the Lord will punish them! They have forced me to leave the land that belongs to the Lord and have told me to worship foreign gods.

Amos 2:7

They smear the poor in the dirt and push aside those who are helpless. My holy name is dishonored, because fathers and sons sleep with the same young women.