Micah 3:12

Contemporary English Version 1995

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

Cross References

Jeremiah 26:18

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.”

Psalm 79:1

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

Matthew 24:2

Jesus replied, “Do you see these buildings? They will certainly be torn down! Not one stone will be left in place.”

Micah 1:6

So the Lord will leave Samaria in ruins— merely an empty field where vineyards are planted. He will scatter its stones and destroy its foundations.

Psalm 107:34

flowing streams into scorched land, and fruitful fields into beds of salt.

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.”

Jeremiah 17:3

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

Jeremiah 22:6

Listen to what I think about it: The palace of Judah's king is as glorious as Gilead or Lebanon's highest peaks. But it will be as empty as a ghost-town when I'm through with it.

Jeremiah 35:17

your God. I am the Lord All-Powerful, and I warned you about the terrible things that would happen to you if you did not listen to me. But you have ignored me, so now disaster will strike you. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Jeremiah 44:2

I am the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel. You saw how I destroyed Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. They lie empty and in ruins today,

Jeremiah 52:13

and he burned down the Lord's temple, the king's palace, and every important building in the city, as well as all the houses.

Lamentations 5:18

our city is in ruins, overrun by wild dogs.

Isaiah 32:14

The palace will be deserted, the crowded city empty. Fortresses and towers will forever become playgrounds for wild donkeys and pastures for sheep.

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.

Jeremiah 22:5

But if you ignore me, I promise in my own name that this palace will lie in ruins.