Micah 7:14

Contemporary English Version 1995

Lead your people, Lord! Come and be our shepherd. Grasslands surround us, but we live in a forest. So lead us to Bashan and Gilead, and let us find pasture as we did long ago.

Cross References

Micah 5:4

Like a shepherd taking care of his sheep, this ruler will lead and care for his people by the power and glorious name of the Lord his God. His people will live securely, and the whole earth will know his true greatness,

Isaiah 49:10

They won't go hungry or get thirsty; they won't be bothered by the scorching sun or hot desert winds. I will be merciful while leading them along to streams of water.

Amos 9:11

In the future, I will rebuild David's fallen kingdom. I will build it from its ruins and set it up again, just as it used to be.

Isaiah 40:11

The Lord cares for his nation, just as shepherds care for their flocks. He carries the lambs in his arms, while gently leading the mother sheep.

Isaiah 37:24

You let your officials insult me, the Lord. And here is what you have said about yourself, “I led my chariots to the highest heights of Lebanon's mountains. I went deep into its forest, cutting down the best cedar and cypress trees.

Psalm 100:3

You know the Lord is God! He created us, and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep in his pasture.

Psalm 95:7

The Lord is our God, and we are his people, the sheep he takes care of in his own pasture. Listen to God's voice today!

Psalm 28:9

Come save us and bless us. Be our shepherd and always carry us in your arms.

John 17:16

They don't belong to this world, and neither do I.

Matthew 2:6

‘Bethlehem in the land of Judea, you are very important among the towns of Judea. From your town will come a leader, who will be like a shepherd for my people Israel.’ ”

Malachi 3:4

and the offerings of the people of Judah and Jerusalem will please him, just as they did in the past.

Zephaniah 3:13

The people of Israel who survive will live right and refuse to tell lies. They will eat and rest with nothing to fear.

Lamentations 5:21

Bring us back to you! Give us a fresh start.

Isaiah 65:10

My people will worship me. Then the coastlands of Sharon and the land as far as Achor Valley will turn into pastureland where cattle and sheep will feed and rest.

Isaiah 35:2

Deserts will bloom everywhere and sing joyful songs. They will be as majestic as Mount Lebanon, as glorious as Mount Carmel or Sharon Valley. Everyone will see the wonderful splendor of the Lord our God. *

Psalm 143:5

I remember to think about the many things you did in years gone by.

Deuteronomy 33:28

Israel, you will live in safety; your enemies will be gone. The dew will fall from the sky, and you will have plenty of grain and wine.

Numbers 23:9

“From the mountain peaks, I look down and see Israel, the obedient people of God.

Exodus 33:16

But if you do go with us, everyone will know that you are pleased with your people and with me. That way, we will be different from the rest of the people on earth.”

Lamentations 1:7

Her people recall the good life that once was theirs; now they suffer and are scattered. No one was there to protect them from their enemies who sneered when their city was taken.

Leviticus 27:32

When you count your flocks and herds, one out of ten of every newborn animal is holy and belongs to me,

Song of Solomon 4:1

My darling, you are lovely, so very lovely— as you look through your veil, your eyes are those of a dove. Your hair tosses about as gracefully as goats coming down from Gilead.

Jeremiah 49:31

You have no city walls and no neighbors to help, yet you think you're safe— so I told him to attack.

Ezekiel 36:11

Children will be born, and animals will give birth to their young. You will no longer be deserted as you are now, but you will be covered with people and treated better than ever. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Numbers 32:1

The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned a lot of cattle and sheep, and they saw that the regions of Jazer and Gilead had good pastureland.

Isaiah 27:13

A loud trumpet will be heard. Then the people of Israel who were dragged away to Assyria and Egypt will return to worship the Lord on his holy mountain in Jerusalem.

Obadiah 1:19

The people of Israel who live in the Southern Desert will take the land of Edom. Those who live in the hills will capture Philistia, Ephraim, and Samaria. And the tribe of Benjamin will conquer Gilead.

Zechariah 10:10

I will bring them home from Egypt and Assyria, then let them settle as far as Gilead and Lebanon, until the land overflows with them.

Zechariah 11:7

So I became a shepherd of those sheep doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep dealers. And I gave names to the two sticks I used for tending the sheep: One of them was named “Mercy” and the other “Unity.”