Micah 5:1

New Century Version

So, strong city, gather your soldiers together, because we are surrounded and attacked. They will hit the leader of Israel in the face with a club.

Cross References

Genesis 35:19

Rachel was buried on the road to Ephrath, a district of Bethlehem,

Genesis 49:10

Kings will come from Judah’s family; someone from Judah will always be on the throne. Judah will rule until Shiloh comes, and the nations will obey him.

1 Kings 22:24

Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah went up to Micaiah and slapped him in the face. Zedekiah said, “Has the Lord’s spirit left me to speak through you?”

2 Kings 24:2

The Lord sent raiding parties from Babylon, Aram, Moab, and Ammon against Jehoiakim to destroy Judah. This happened as the Lord had said it would through his servants the prophets.

Job 16:10

People open their mouths to make fun of me and hit my cheeks to insult me. They join together against me.

Proverbs 8:23

I was created in the very beginning, even before the world began.

Isaiah 10:6

I send it to fight against a nation that is separated from God. I am angry with those people, so I command Assyria to fight against them, to take their wealth from them, to trample them down like dirt in the streets.

Isaiah 33:22

This is because the Lord is our judge. The Lord makes our laws. The Lord is our king. He will save us.

Isaiah 8:9

Be broken, all you nations, and be smashed to pieces. Listen, all you faraway countries. Prepare for battle and be smashed to pieces! Prepare for battle and be smashed to pieces!

Isaiah 9:5

Every boot that marched in battle and every uniform stained with blood has been thrown into the fire.

Jeremiah 25:9

I will send for all the peoples of the north,” says the Lord, “along with my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I will bring them all against Judah, those who live there, and all the nations around you, too. I will completely destroy all those countries and leave them in ruins forever. People will be shocked when they see how badly I have destroyed those countries.

Jeremiah 4:7

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

Lamentations 3:30

He should let anyone slap his cheek; he should be filled with shame.

Ezekiel 21:32

You will be like fuel for the fire; you will die in the land. You will not be remembered, because I, the Lord, have spoken.’ ”

Ezekiel 24:2

“Human, write down today’s date, this very date. The king of Babylon has surrounded Jerusalem this very day.

Daniel 9:25

“Learn and understand these things. A command will come to rebuild Jerusalem. The time from this command until the appointed leader comes will be forty-nine years and four hundred thirty-four years. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and a trench filled with water around it, but it will be built in times of trouble.

Joel 3:9

Announce this among the nations: Prepare for war! Wake up the soldiers! Let all the men of war come near and attack.

Amos 2:3

So I will bring an end to the king of Moab, and I will kill all its leaders with him,” says the Lord.

Habakkuk 1:6

I will use the Babylonians, those cruel and wild people who march across the earth and take lands that don’t belong to them.

Habakkuk 3:16

I hear these things, and my body trembles; my lips tremble when I hear the sound. My bones feel weak, and my legs shake. But I will wait patiently for the day of disaster that will come to the people who attack us.

Matthew 26:67

Then the people there spat in Jesus’ face and beat him with their fists. Others slapped him.

Matthew 27:30

They spat on Jesus. Then they took his stick and began to beat him on the head.

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you, don’t stand up against an evil person. If someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other cheek also.

John 18:22

When Jesus said this, one of the guards standing there hit him. The guard said, “Is that the way you answer the high priest?”

John 19:3

Then they came to him many times and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and hit him in the face.

Acts 23:2

Ananias, the high priest, heard this and told the men who were standing near Paul to hit him on the mouth.

2 Corinthians 11:20

You are even patient with those who order you around, or use you, or trick you, or think they are better than you, or hit you in the face.

Deuteronomy 28:49

The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the world, and it will swoop down like an eagle. You won’t understand their language,

Deuteronomy 33:27

The everlasting God is your place of safety, and his arms will hold you up forever. He will force your enemy out ahead of you, saying, ‘Destroy the enemy!’

Judges 17:7

There was a young man who was a Levite from the city of Bethlehem in Judah who was from the people of Judah.