Micah 6:9

New Century Version

The voice of the Lord calls to the city, and the wise person honors him. So pay attention to the rod of punishment; pay attention to the One who threatens to punish.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:1

During the time David was king, there was a shortage of food that lasted for three years. So David prayed to the Lord. The Lord answered, “Saul and his family of murderers are the reason for this shortage, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

Job 10:2

I will say to God: Do not hold me guilty, but tell me what you have against me.

Job 23:14

He will do to me what he said he would do, and he has many plans like this.

Job 5:17

“The one whom God corrects is happy, so do not hate being corrected by the Almighty.

Psalm 107:43

Whoever is wise will remember these things and will think about the love of the Lord.

Psalm 48:10

God, your name is known everywhere; all over the earth people praise you. Your right hand is full of goodness.

Psalm 83:18

Then they will know that you are the Lord, that only you are God Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord has made himself known by his fair decisions; the wicked get trapped by what they do.Higgaion. Selah

Proverbs 22:3

The wise see danger ahead and avoid it, but fools keep going and get into trouble.

Isaiah 26:11

Lord, you are ready to punish those people, but they do not see that. Show them your strong love for your people. Then those who are evil will be ashamed. Burn them in the fire you have prepared for your enemies.

Isaiah 27:10

At that time the strong, walled city will be empty like a desert. Calves will eat grass there. They will lie down there and eat leaves from the branches.

Isaiah 30:27

Look! The Lord comes 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.

Isaiah 66:6

Listen to the loud noise coming from the city; hear the noise from the Temple. It is the Lord punishing his enemies, giving them the punishment they should have.

Isaiah 9:13

But the people did not return to the one who had struck them; they did not follow the Lord All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 26:18

“Micah, from the city of Moresheth, was a prophet during the time Hezekiah was king of Judah. Micah said to all the people of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: Jerusalem will be plowed like a field. It will become a pile of rocks, and the hill where the Temple stands will be covered with bushes.’

Jeremiah 26:6

If you don’t obey me, I will destroy my Temple in Jerusalem as I destroyed my Holy Tent at Shiloh. When I do, people all over the world will curse Jerusalem.’ ”

Jeremiah 47:7

But how can his sword rest when the Lord has given it a command? He has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the seacoast.”

Ezekiel 7:9

I will show no pity, and I will not hold back punishment. I will pay you back for the way you have lived and the things you have done that I hate. Then you will know that I am the Lord who punishes.

Hosea 13:16

The nation of Israel will be ruined, because it fought against God. The people of Israel will die in war; their children will be torn to pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.”

Hosea 14:9

A wise person will know these things, and an understanding person will take them to heart. The Lord’s ways are right. Good people live by following them, but those who turn against God die because of them.

Amos 2:5

So I will send fire on Judah, and it will destroy the strong buildings of Jerusalem.”

Amos 6:1

How terrible it will be for those who have an easy life in Jerusalem, for those who feel safe living on Mount Samaria. You think you are the important people of the best nation in the world; the Israelites come to you for help.

Micah 3:12

Because of you, Jerusalem will be plowed like a field. The city will become a pile of rocks, and the hill on which the Temple stands will be covered with bushes.

Micah 6:10

Are there still in the wicked house wicked treasures and the cursed false measure?

Micah 6:8

The Lord has told you, human, what is good; he has told you what he wants from you: to do what is right to other people, love being kind to others, and live humbly, obeying your God.

Zephaniah 3:2

It obeys no voice; it can’t be taught to do right. It doesn’t trust the Lord; it doesn’t worship its God.

Revelation 3:19

“I correct and punish those whom I love. So be eager to do right, and change your hearts and lives.