Micah 5:2

Modern English Version

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, although you are small among the tribes of Judah, from you will come forth for Me one who will be ruler over Israel. His origins are from of old, from ancient times.

Cross References

Genesis 35:16

They journeyed from Bethel, and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had a difficult labor.

Genesis 35:19

Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

Genesis 48:7

As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to get to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”

Genesis 49:10

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him will be the obedience of the people.

1 Chronicles 2:54

The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.

1 Chronicles 4:4

Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

1 Chronicles 5:2

though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),

Psalm 132:6

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

Psalm 90:2

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

Exodus 18:21

Moreover, you shall choose out of all the people capable men who fear God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and place these men over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Exodus 18:25

Moses chose capable men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Isaiah 11:1

And there shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.

Isaiah 53:2

For he grew up before Him as a tender plant and as a root out of a dry ground. He has no form or majesty that we should look upon him nor appearance that we should desire him.

Isaiah 55:4

Behold, I have given him as a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Jeremiah 30:21

Their leader shall be one of them, and their ruler shall proceed from their midst; and I will cause him to draw near and he will approach Me; for who is this that dares to approach Me? says the Lord.

Hosea 6:3

Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain; like the spring rains He will water the earth.

Amos 9:11

On that day will I raise up the hut of David that is fallen; I will close up its breached walls, raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old;

Micah 4:10

Writhe and bring forth, daughter of Zion, like the woman in labor, because now you will go forth from the city and reside in the field, and you will come to Babylon. There you will be rescued; there the Lord will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.

Zechariah 13:7

“Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and the man of My association,” says the Lord of Hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will scatter. I will turn My hand against the small ones.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! And cry aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; he is righteous and able to deliver, he is humble and riding on a donkey, a colt, the offspring of a donkey.

Matthew 2:1

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men came from the east to Jerusalem,

Matthew 2:6

‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are no longer least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come a ruler, who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

Matthew 28:18

Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

Luke 23:2

And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this Man perverting our nation, and forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ a King.”

Luke 23:38

An inscription was written over Him in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew: this is the king of the jews.

John 7:42

Has the Scripture not said that the Christ comes from the seed of David, out of the town of Bethlehem where David was?”

Deuteronomy 1:15

So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and well-known men, and appointed them as leaders over you, leaders over thousands, and leaders over hundreds, and leaders over fifties, and leaders over tens, and officers among your tribes.

Colossians 1:17

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.

Hebrews 7:14

For it is evident that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe concerning which Moses said nothing about priests.

1 John 1:1

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have touched, concerning the Word of life—

Revelation 19:16

On His robe and on His thigh He has a name written: king of kings and lord of lords.

Revelation 2:8

“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: “The First and the Last, who was dead and came to life, says these things:

Revelation 21:6

He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the spring of the water of life to him who thirsts.

Judges 17:7

There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite from Judah, and he stayed as a resident foreigner there.

Ruth 1:1

In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the land of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.

Ruth 4:11

Then all the people who were at the gate, along with the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you do well in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem!

1 Samuel 10:19

But you have today rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and your distresses. And you have said to Him, ‘No, but set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by your clans.”

1 Samuel 17:12

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah whose name was Jesse, who had eight sons. And the man was old in the days of Saul and advanced in years.

1 Samuel 17:18

Carry these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and look into your brothers’ health, and bring back news of them.”

1 Samuel 23:23

So look and learn about all the hiding places where he hides himself. And come to me with certainty, and I will go with you. And it will be that if he is in the land, then I will track him throughout all the clans of Judah.”

1 Samuel 8:12

and in order to assign for himself captains of thousands and captains of fifties, and to plow his ground, and to gather in his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and the equipment of his chariots.