Micah 3:8

New Living Translation

But as for me, I am filled with power— with the Spirit of the Lord. I am filled with justice and strength to boldly declare Israel’s sin and rebellion.

Cross References

Job 32:18

For I am full of pent-up words, and the spirit within me urges me on.

Isaiah 58:1

“Shout with the voice of a trumpet blast. Shout aloud! Don’t be timid. Tell my people Israel of their sins!

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.

Isaiah 61:2

He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.

Jeremiah 1:18

For see, today I have made you strong like a fortified city that cannot be captured, like an iron pillar or a bronze wall. You will stand against the whole land— the kings, officials, priests, and people of Judah.

Jeremiah 20:9

But if I say I’ll never mention the Lord or speak in his name, his word burns in my heart like a fire. It’s like a fire in my bones! I am worn out trying to hold it in! I can’t do it!

Jeremiah 6:11

So now I am filled with the Lord’s fury. Yes, I am tired of holding it in! “I will pour out my fury on children playing in the streets and on gatherings of young men, on husbands and wives and on those who are old and gray.

Lamentations 2:14

Your prophets have said so many foolish things, false to the core. They did not save you from exile by pointing out your sins. Instead, they painted false pictures, filling you with false hope.

Ezekiel 16:2

“Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable sins.

Ezekiel 20:4

“Son of man, bring charges against them and condemn them. Make them realize how detestable the sins of their ancestors really were.

Ezekiel 22:2

“Son of man, are you ready to judge Jerusalem? Are you ready to judge this city of murderers? Publicly denounce her detestable sins,

Ezekiel 23:36

The Lord said to me, “Son of man, you must accuse Oholah and Oholibah of all their detestable sins.

Ezekiel 3:14

The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I went in bitterness and turmoil, but the Lord’s hold on me was strong.

Ezekiel 43:10

“Son of man, describe to the people of Israel the Temple I have shown you, so they will be ashamed of all their sins. Let them study its plan,

Matthew 7:29

for he taught with real authority—quite unlike their teachers of religious law.

Mark 3:17

James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder”),

1 Corinthians 2:4

And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit.