Micah 6:9

Good News Translation

It is wise to fear the Lord. He calls to the city, “Listen, you people who assemble in the city!

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:1

During David's reign there was a severe famine which lasted for three full years. So David consulted the Lord about it, and the Lord said, “Saul and his family are guilty of murder; he put the people of Gibeon to death.” (

Job 10:2

Don't condemn me, God. Tell me! What is the charge against me?

Job 23:14

He will fulfill what he has planned for me; that plan is just one of the many he has;

Job 5:17

Happy is the person whom God corrects! Do not resent it when he rebukes you.

Psalm 107:43

May those who are wise think about these things; may they consider the Lord's constant love.

Psalm 48:10

You are praised by people everywhere, and your fame extends over all the earth. You rule with justice;

Psalm 83:18

May they know that you alone are the Lord, supreme ruler over all the earth.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord has revealed himself by his righteous judgments, and the wicked are trapped by their own deeds.

Proverbs 22:3

Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.

Isaiah 26:11

Your enemies do not know that you will punish them. Lord, put them to shame and let them suffer; let them suffer the punishment you have prepared. Show them how much you love your people.

Isaiah 27:10

The fortified city lies in ruins. It is deserted like an empty wilderness. It has become a pasture for cattle, where they can rest and graze.

Isaiah 30:27

The Lord's power and glory can be seen in the distance. Fire and smoke show his anger. He speaks, and his words burn like fire.

Isaiah 66:6

Listen! That loud noise in the city, that sound in the Temple, is the sound of the Lord punishing his enemies!

Isaiah 9:13

The people of Israel have not repented; even though the Lord Almighty has punished them, they have not returned to him.

Jeremiah 26:18

“When Hezekiah was king of Judah, the prophet Micah of Moresheth told all the people that the Lord Almighty had said, ‘Zion will be plowed like a field; Jerusalem will become a pile of ruins, and the Temple hill will become a forest.’

Jeremiah 26:6

If you continue to disobey, then I will do to this Temple what I did to Shiloh, and all the nations of the world will use the name of this city as a curse.”

Jeremiah 47:7

But how can it rest, when I have given it work to do? I have commanded it to attack Ashkelon and the people who live on the coast.”

Ezekiel 7:9

I will not spare you or show you any mercy. I am going to punish you for the disgusting things you have done, so that you will know that I am the Lord and that I am the one who punishes you.”

Hosea 13:16

Samaria must be punished for rebelling against me. Her people will die in war; babies will be dashed to the ground, and pregnant women will be ripped open.”

Hosea 14:9

May those who are wise understand what is written here, and may they take it to heart. The Lord's ways are right, and righteous people live by following them, but sinners stumble and fall because they ignore them.

Amos 2:5

So I will send fire upon Judah and burn down the fortresses of Jerusalem.”

Amos 6:1

How terrible it will be for you that have such an easy life in Zion and for you that feel safe in Samaria—you great leaders of this great nation Israel, you to whom the people go for help!

Micah 3:12

And so, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a pile of ruins, and the Temple hill will become a forest.

Micah 6:10

In the houses of evil people are treasures which they got dishonestly. They use false measures, a thing that I hate.

Micah 6:8

No, the Lord has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.

Zephaniah 3:2

It has not listened to the Lord or accepted his discipline. It has not put its trust in the Lord or asked for his help.

Revelation 3:19

I rebuke and punish all whom I love. Be in earnest, then, and turn from your sins.