Micah 6:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord shouts to the city: “A wise person respects the Lord’s name. So pay attention to the punishing rod and to the one who uses it!

Cross References

Revelation 3:19

“I correct and punish the people I love. So show that nothing is more important to you than living right. Change your hearts and lives.

Zephaniah 3:2

They didn’t listen to me or accept my teachings. Jerusalem didn’t trust the Lord. Jerusalem didn’t go to her God.

Hosea 14:9

A wise person understands these things, and a smart person should learn them. The Lord’s ways are right. Good people will live by them. Sinners will die by them.

Isaiah 30:27

Look! The Lord is coming from far away. His anger is like a fire with thick clouds of smoke. His mouth is filled with anger, and his tongue is like a burning fire.

Micah 3:12

Leaders, because of you, Zion will be destroyed. It will become a plowed field. Jerusalem will become a pile of rocks. Temple Mount will be an empty hill overgrown with bushes.

Amos 6:1

Oh, look at the people enjoying life in Zion, and those on Mount Samaria who feel so safe. They are such important leaders of a most important nation. The “House of Israel” comes to you for advice.

Amos 2:5

So I will start a fire in Judah that will destroy the high towers of Jerusalem.”

Hosea 13:16

Samaria must be punished because she turned against her God. The Israelites will be killed with swords. Their children will be torn to pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.”

Jeremiah 26:18

They said, “Micah the prophet was from the city of Moresheth. He was a prophet during the time that Hezekiah was king of Judah. Micah said this to all the people of Judah: ‘This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: Zion will be destroyed. It will become a plowed field. Jerusalem will become a pile of rocks. Temple Mount will be an empty hill overgrown with bushes.’ Micah 3:12

Jeremiah 26:6

If you don’t obey me, I will make my Temple in Jerusalem just like my Holy Tent at Shiloh. People all over the world will think of Jerusalem when they ask for bad things to happen to other cities.’”

Isaiah 66:6

Listen! There is a loud noise coming from the city and from the Temple. It is the Lord punishing his enemies. He is giving them the punishment they deserve.

Isaiah 27:10

The great city will be empty; it will be like a desert. All the people will be gone—they will run away. The city will be like an open pasture. Young cattle will eat grass there. The cattle will eat leaves from the branches of the vines.

Isaiah 26:11

Lord, your arm is raised to punish them, but they don’t see it. Show them how strong your love is for your people. Then those who are evil will be ashamed. Yes, your fire will destroy your enemies.

Isaiah 9:13

The people did not stop sinning. They did not come to the Lord All-Powerful for help.

Proverbs 22:3

Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way, but fools go straight to it and suffer for it.

Psalm 107:43

Whoever is wise will remember these things and begin to understand the Lord’s faithful love.

Psalm 83:18

Then they will know that your name is YAHWEH— that you alone are the Lord. They will know that you are God Most High, ruler over all the earth!

Psalm 48:10

Your name is known everywhere, God, and people throughout the earth praise you. You have shown that you do what is right.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord showed that he judges fairly. The wicked were caught by what they did to hurt others. Higgayon Selah

Job 10:2

I will say to God, ‘Don’t just say I am guilty! Tell me what you have against me.

Job 5:17

“You are fortunate when God corrects you. So don’t complain when God All-Powerful punishes you.

2 Samuel 21:1

While David was king, there was a famine that continued for three years. So David prayed to the Lord. And the Lord answered, “Saul and his family of murderers are the reason for the famine, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

Jeremiah 47:7

But how can the sword of the Lord rest? The Lord gave it a command. He commanded it to attack the city of Ashkelon and the seacoast.”

Micah 6:8

Human, the Lord has told you what goodness is. This is what he wants from you: Be fair to other people. Love kindness and loyalty, and humbly obey your God.

Micah 6:10

Do the wicked still hide treasures that they have stolen? Do they still cheat people with baskets that are too small? Yes, all of this is still happening!

Job 23:14

He will do to me what he planned, and he has many other plans for me.

Ezekiel 7:9

I will not show you any mercy or feel sorry for you. I am punishing you for the evil things you did. You have done such terrible things. Now, you will know that I am the Lord.