Micah 4:13

New International Reader's Version

The Lord says, “People of Zion, get up and crush your enemies. I will make you like a threshing ox. I will give you iron horns and bronze hooves. So you will crush many nations.” They got their money in the wrong way. But you will set it apart to the Lord. You will give their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.

Cross References

Psalm 24:1

The earth belongs to the Lord. And so does everything in it. The world belongs to him. And so do all those who live in it.

Psalm 68:29

Do it from your temple at Jerusalem, where kings will bring you gifts.

Psalm 72:10

May the kings of Tarshish and of places far away bring him gifts. May the kings of Sheba and Seba give him presents.

Isaiah 18:7

At that time gifts will be brought to the Lord who rules over all. The people who are tall and have smooth skin will bring them. Everyone is afraid of those people. They are warriors whose language is different from ours. Their land is divided up by rivers. They will bring their gifts to Mount Zion. That’s where the Lord who rules over all has put his Name.

Isaiah 21:10

My people, you have been crushed like grain on a threshing floor. But now I’m telling you the good news I’ve heard. It comes from the Lord who rules over all. He is the God of Israel.

Isaiah 23:18

But the money it earns will be set apart for the Lord. The money won’t be stored up or kept for Tyre. Instead, it will go to those who live the way the Lord wants them to. It will pay for plenty of food and fine clothes for them.

Isaiah 5:28

The enemies’ arrows are sharp. All their bows are ready. The hooves of their horses are as hard as rock. Their chariot wheels turn like a twister.

Jeremiah 51:20

“Babylon, you are my war club. You are my weapon for battle. I use you to destroy nations. I use you to wipe out kingdoms.

Jeremiah 51:33

The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says, “The city of Babylon is like a threshing floor when cattle are walking on it. The time to destroy it will soon come.”

Daniel 2:44

“In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom. It will never be destroyed. And no other nation will ever take it over. It will crush all those other kingdoms. It will bring them to an end. But it will last forever.

Hosea 10:11

Ephraim was like a well-trained young cow. It loved to thresh grain. So I will put a yoke on its pretty neck. I will make Ephraim do hard work. Judah also must plow. So all the people of Jacob must break up the ground.

Micah 5:7

Jacob’s people who are still left alive will be scattered among many nations. They will be like dew the Lord has sent. Dew doesn’t depend on any human being. They will be like rain that falls on the grass. Rain doesn’t wait for someone to give it orders.

Habakkuk 3:12

When you were angry, you marched across the earth. Because of your anger you destroyed the nations.

Zechariah 12:3

At that time all the nations on earth will gather together against Jerusalem. Then it will become like a rock that can’t be moved. All the nations that try to move it will only hurt themselves.

Zechariah 12:6

“At that time Judah’s family groups will be like a fire pot in a pile of wood. They will be like a burning torch among bundles of grain. They will destroy all the surrounding nations on every side. But Jerusalem will remain unharmed in its place.

Zechariah 4:14

So he told me, “They are Zerubbabel and Joshua. The Lord of the whole earth has anointed them to serve him.”

Zechariah 6:5

The angel answered, “The four spirits of heaven. They are going out to serve the Lord of the whole world.

1 Corinthians 16:2

On the first day of every week, each of you should put some money away. The amount should be in keeping with how much money you make. Save the money so that you won’t have to take up an offering when I come.

Deuteronomy 33:25

The bars of his gates will be made out of iron and bronze. His strength will last as long as he lives.

Joshua 6:19

All the silver and gold is holy. It is set apart to the Lord. So are all the things made out of bronze and iron. All those things must be added to the treasures kept in the Lord’s house.”