Micah 2:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They want fields, so they take them. They want houses, so they take them. They cheat a man and take his house and his land.

Cross References

Isaiah 5:8

Look at you people! You join houses to houses and fields to fields until there is no room for anyone else. But when the punishment comes, you will be forced to live alone. You will be the only people in the whole land.

Amos 8:4

Listen to me, you who trample on helpless people. You are trying to destroy the poor of this country.

Jeremiah 22:17

“Jehoiakim, your eyes look only for what benefits yourself. You are always thinking about getting more for yourself. You are willing to kill innocent people. You are willing to steal things from other people.”

Ezekiel 18:12

He mistreats poor, helpless people. He takes advantage of them. When a debt is paid, he does not give back what he took from them. He prays to filthy idols and does other terrible things.

1 Timothy 6:10

The love of money causes all kinds of evil. Some people have turned away from what we believe because they want to get more and more money. But they have caused themselves a lot of pain and sorrow.

Matthew 23:13

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and you Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You close the way for people to enter God’s kingdom. You yourselves don’t enter, and you stop those who are trying to enter.

Malachi 3:5

Then I will bring you to justice. I will be an expert witness and testify about the evil things people do. I will speak out against those who do evil magic or commit adultery. I will speak out against those who make false promises and cheat their workers and don’t pay them the money they promised. I will testify against those who don’t help strangers, or widows and orphans. And I will testify against those who don’t respect me.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Micah 3:9

Leaders of Jacob and rulers of Israel, listen to me! You hate the right way of living! If something is straight, then you make it crooked!

Ezekiel 22:12

There men accept bribes to kill people. You lend money and charge interest on the loans. You cheat your neighbors just to make a little money. You have even forgotten me.’ This is what the Lord GOD said.

2 Kings 9:26

The Lord said, ‘Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and his sons. And I, the Lord, am telling you that I will punish Ahab in this field.’ So take Joram’s body and throw it into the field, just as the Lord said.”

Exodus 20:17

“You must not want to take your neighbor’s house. You must not want his wife. And you must not want his men and women servants or his cattle or his donkeys. You must not want to take anything that belongs to another person.”

Job 31:38

“I did not use my land in a wrong way. I never caused it to suffer.

1 Kings 21:1

There was a vineyard near King Ahab’s palace in Samaria. A man from Jezreel named Naboth owned it.

Ezekiel 8:17

Then God said, “Son of man, do you see this? The people of Judah think my Temple is so unimportant that they will do these terrible things here in my Temple! This country is filled with violence, and they constantly do things to make me angry. Look, they are wearing rings in their noses to honor the moon as a false god!

Ezekiel 22:13

“‘Now look! I will slam my hand down and stop you! I will punish you for cheating and killing people.

Ezekiel 33:26

You depend on your own sword. Each of you does terrible things. Each of you commits sexual sins with his neighbor’s wife, so you cannot have the land!’

Ezekiel 46:18

And the ruler will not take any of the people’s land or force them to leave their land. He must give some of his own land to his sons. In that way my people will not be forced to lose their land.”

Amos 2:7

They pushed their faces into the ground and walked on them. They stopped listening to suffering people. Fathers and sons had sexual relations with the same woman. They ruined my holy name.

Micah 6:12

The rich in that city are still cruel. The people there still tell lies. Yes, they tell their lies.

Isaiah 3:14

The Lord is ready to present his case against the elders and leaders of his people. He says, “You people have burned the vineyard, and what you stole from the poor is still in your houses.

Ezekiel 45:9

This is what the Lord GOD said: “Enough, you rulers of Israel! Stop being cruel and stealing things from people! Be fair and do what is right! Stop forcing my people out from their homes!” This is what the Lord GOD said.

Amos 4:1

Listen to me, you cows of Bashan on Samaria’s mountain. You hurt the poor and crush those in need. You tell your husbands, “Bring us something to drink!”