Micah 6:5

New English Translation

My people, recall how King Balak of Moab planned to harm you, how Balaam son of Beor responded to him. Recall how you journeyed from Shittim to Gilgal, so you might acknowledge that the Lord has treated you fairly.”

Cross References

Psalm 111:4

He does amazing things that will be remembered; the Lord is merciful and compassionate.

Psalm 143:11

O Lord, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble!

Psalm 36:10

Extend your loyal love to your faithful followers, and vindicate the morally upright!

Psalm 71:19

Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you?

Isaiah 1:27

Zion will be freed by justice, and her returnees by righteousness.

Numbers 22:41

Then on the next morning Balak took Balaam, and brought him up to Bamoth Baal. From there he saw the extent of the nation.

Numbers 23:27

Balak said to Balaam, “Come, please; I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God to let you curse them for me from there.”

Numbers 25:1

When Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to commit sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab.

Numbers 25:2

These women invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; then the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

Numbers 31:16

Look, these people through the counsel of Balaam caused the Israelites to act treacherously against the Lord in the matter of Peor – which resulted in the plague among the community of the Lord!

Numbers 31:8

They killed the kings of Midian in addition to those slain – Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba – five Midianite kings. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

Numbers 33:49

They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

Ephesians 2:11

Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh – who are called “uncircumcision” by the so-called “circumcision” that is performed on the body by human hands –

Deuteronomy 16:3

You must not eat any yeast with it; for seven days you must eat bread made without yeast, symbolic of affliction, for you came out of Egypt hurriedly. You must do this so you will remember for the rest of your life the day you came out of the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 23:6

You must not seek peace and prosperity for them through all the ages to come.

Deuteronomy 8:18

You must remember the Lord your God, for he is the one who gives ability to get wealth; if you do this he will confirm his covenant that he made by oath to your ancestors, even as he has to this day.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.

Deuteronomy 9:7

Remember – don’t ever forget – how you provoked the Lord your God in the desert; from the time you left the land of Egypt until you came to this place you were constantly rebelling against him.

Joshua 2:1

Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: “Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho.” They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there.

Joshua 3:1

Bright and early the next morning Joshua and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan. They camped there before crossing the river.

Joshua 4:19

The people went up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month and camped in Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.

2 Peter 2:15

By forsaking the right path they have gone astray, because they followed the way of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,

1 John 1:9

But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! For they have traveled down Cain’s path, and because of greed have abandoned themselves to Balaam’s error; hence, they will certainly perish in Korah’s rebellion.

Revelation 2:14

But I have a few things against you: You have some people there who follow the teaching of Balaam, who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

Judges 11:25

Are you really better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he dare to quarrel with Israel? Did he dare to fight with them?

Judges 5:11

Hear the sound of those who divide the sheep among the watering places; there they tell of the Lord’s victorious deeds, the victorious deeds of his warriors in Israel. Then the Lord’s people went down to the city gates –

1 Samuel 12:7

Now take your positions, so I may confront you before the Lord regarding all the Lord’s just actions toward you and your ancestors.