Micah 5:1

Good News Translation

People of Jerusalem, gather your forces! We are besieged! They are attacking the leader of Israel!

Cross References

Genesis 35:19

When Rachel died, she was buried beside the road to Ephrath, now known as Bethlehem.

Genesis 49:10

Judah will hold the royal scepter, And his descendants will always rule. Nations will bring him tribute And bow in obedience before him.

1 Kings 22:24

Then the prophet Zedekiah went up to Micaiah, slapped his face, and asked, “Since when did the Lord's spirit leave me and speak to you?”

2 Kings 24:2

The Lord sent armed bands of Babylonians, Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites against Jehoiakim to destroy Judah, as the Lord had said through his servants the prophets that he would do.

Job 16:10

People sneer at me; they crowd around me and slap my face.

Proverbs 8:23

I was made in the very beginning, at the first, before the world began.

Isaiah 10:6

I sent Assyria to attack a godless nation, people who have made me angry. I sent them to loot and steal and trample the people like dirt in the streets.”

Isaiah 33:22

All the rigging on those ships is useless; the sails cannot be spread! We will seize all the wealth of enemy armies, and there will be so much that even the lame can get a share. The Lord himself will be our king; he will rule over us and protect us.

Isaiah 8:9

Gather together in fear, you nations! Listen, you distant parts of the earth. Get ready to fight, but be afraid! Yes, get ready, but be afraid!

Isaiah 9:5

The boots of the invading army and all their bloodstained clothing will be destroyed by fire.

Jeremiah 25:9

‘I am going to send for all the peoples from the north and for my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia. I am going to bring them to fight against Judah and its inhabitants and against all the neighboring nations. I am going to destroy this nation and its neighbors and leave them in ruins forever, a terrible and shocking sight. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Jeremiah 4:7

Like a lion coming from its hiding place, a destroyer of nations has set out. He is coming to destroy Judah. The cities of Judah will be left in ruins, and no one will live in them.

Lamentations 3:30

Though beaten and insulted, we should accept it all.

Ezekiel 21:32

You will be destroyed by fire. Your blood will be shed in your own country, and no one will remember you any more.’” The Lord has spoken.

Ezekiel 24:2

“Mortal man,” he said, “write down today's date, because this is the day that the king of Babylonia is beginning the siege of Jerusalem.

Daniel 9:25

Note this and understand it: From the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until God's chosen leader comes, seven times seven years will pass. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses, and will stand for seven times sixty-two years, but this will be a time of troubles.

Joel 3:9

“Make this announcement among the nations: ‘Prepare for war; call your warriors; gather all your soldiers and march!

Amos 2:3

I will kill the ruler of Moab and all the leaders of the land.”

Habakkuk 1:6

I am bringing the Babylonians to power, those fierce, restless people. They are marching out across the world to conquer other lands.

Habakkuk 3:16

I hear all this, and I tremble; my lips quiver with fear. My body goes limp, and my feet stumble beneath me. I will quietly wait for the time to come when God will punish those who attack us.

Matthew 26:67

Then they spat in his face and beat him; and those who slapped him

Matthew 27:30

They spat on him, and took the stick and hit him over the head.

Matthew 5:39

But now I tell you: do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek too.

John 18:22

When Jesus said this, one of the guards there slapped him and said, “How dare you talk like that to the High Priest!”

John 19:3

and came to him and said, “Long live the King of the Jews!” And they went up and slapped him.

Acts 23:2

The High Priest Ananias ordered those who were standing close to Paul to strike him on the mouth.

2 Corinthians 11:20

You tolerate anyone who orders you around or takes advantage of you or traps you or looks down on you or slaps you in the face.

Deuteronomy 28:49

The Lord will bring against you a nation from the ends of the earth, a nation whose language you do not know. They will swoop down on you like an eagle.

Deuteronomy 33:27

God has always been your defense; his eternal arms are your support. He drove out your enemies as you advanced, and told you to destroy them all.

Judges 17:7

At that same time there was a young Levite who had been living in the town of Bethlehem in Judah.