Micah 5:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Now strong city, gather your soldiers! They are surrounding us for the attack! They will hit the Judge of Israel on the cheek with a stick.

Cross References

Lamentations 3:30

He should turn his cheek to the one who hits him and let people insult him.

Job 16:10

People have crowded around me. They make fun of me and slap my face.

2 Corinthians 11:20

I say this because you are even patient with someone who forces you to do things and uses you. You are patient with those who trick you, or think they are better than you, or hit you in the face!

Acts 23:2

Ananias, the high priest, was there. When he heard this, he told the men who were standing near Paul to hit him in the mouth.

John 19:3

They kept coming up to him and saying, “Hail to the king of the Jews!” And they hit him in the face.

John 18:22

When Jesus said this, one of the guards standing there hit him. The guard said, “You should not talk to the high priest like that!”

Matthew 26:67

Then some there spit in Jesus’ face, and they hit him with their fists. Others slapped him.

Deuteronomy 28:49

“The Lord will bring a nation from far away to fight you. You will not understand their language. They will come quickly, like an eagle coming down from the sky.

Matthew 27:30

They spit on him. Then they took his stick and kept hitting him on the head with it.

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you, don’t fight back against someone who wants to do harm to you. If they hit you on the right cheek, let them hit the other cheek too.

Habakkuk 3:16

My whole body shook when I heard the story. My lips trembled. I felt weak deep down in my bones and stood there shaking. But I will wait patiently for destruction to come to those who attack us.

Habakkuk 1:6

I will make the Babylonians a strong nation. They are cruel and powerful fighters. They will march across the earth. They will take houses and cities that don’t belong to them.

Amos 2:3

So I will bring an end to the kings of Moab, and I will kill all the leaders of Moab.” This is what the Lord said.

Joel 3:9

Announce this among the nations: Prepare for war! Wake up the strong men! Let all the men of war come near. Let them come up!

Ezekiel 24:2

“Son of man, write today’s date and this note: ‘On this date the army of the king of Babylon surrounded Jerusalem.’

Jeremiah 25:9

I will soon send for all the tribes of the north.” This message is from the Lord. “I will soon send for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He is my servant. I will bring those people against the land of Judah and against the people of Judah. I will bring them against all the nations around you too. I will destroy all those countries. I will make those lands like an empty desert forever. People will see those countries, and whistle at how badly they were destroyed.

Jeremiah 4:7

A lion has come out of his cave. A destroyer of nations has begun to march. He has left his home to destroy your land. Your towns will be destroyed. There will be no one left to live in them.

Isaiah 10:6

I will send Assyria to fight against the people who do evil. I am angry with them, and I will command Assyria to fight against them. Assyria will defeat them and take their wealth. Israel will be like dirt for Assyria to walk on in the streets.

Isaiah 8:9

All you nations, prepare for war. You will be defeated. Listen, all you faraway countries! Prepare for battle. You will be defeated.

2 Kings 24:2

The Lord sent groups of Babylonians, Arameans, Moabites, and Ammonites to fight against Jehoiakim. He sent them to destroy Judah. This happened just as the Lord had said. He used his servants the prophets to say those things.

1 Kings 22:24

Then the prophet Zedekiah went to Micaiah and hit him on the face. Zedekiah said, “How is it that the Spirit of the Lord left me to speak through you?”

Genesis 35:19

Rachel was buried on the road to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Genesis 49:10

Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family before the real king comes. Then many people will obey and serve him.

Deuteronomy 33:27

God lives forever. He is your place of safety. His power continues forever! He is protecting you. He will force your enemies to leave your land. He will say, ‘Destroy the enemy!’

Judges 17:7

There was a young man who was a Levite from the city of Bethlehem in Judah. He had been living among the tribe of Judah.

Proverbs 8:23

I was formed a long time ago, before the world was made.

Isaiah 9:5

Every boot that marched in battle and every uniform stained with blood will be destroyed and thrown into the fire.

Ezekiel 21:32

You will be like fuel for the fire. Your blood will flow deep into the earth—people will never remember you again. I, the Lord, have spoken!’”

Daniel 9:25

“Learn and understand these things, Daniel. From the time that the message went out to go back and rebuild Jerusalem until the time for the chosen king to come will be seven weeks. Then Jerusalem will be rebuilt. There will again be places for people to meet together in Jerusalem, and there will be a ditch around the city to protect it. Jerusalem will be built for 62 weeks, but there will be many troubles during that time.