Micah 6
King James Version · 16 verses · 633 cross-references linking it to 343 other chapters
Explore Micah 6 in the interactive map- 1Hear ye now what the Lord saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.34 cross-references: Jeremiah 22:29, Deuteronomy 32:1, Micah 1:2, Ezekiel 36:1, Psalms 50:4
- 2Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.35 cross-references: Hosea 4:1, Hosea 12:2, Isaiah 1:18, 2 Samuel 22:16, Deuteronomy 32:22
- 3O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.20 cross-references: Jeremiah 2:5, Isaiah 43:22–23, Psalms 81:13, Psalms 50:7, Jeremiah 2:31
- 4For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.52 cross-references: Exodus 12:51, Deuteronomy 7:8, Amos 2:10, Exodus 15:20–21, 2 Samuel 7:23
- 5O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.54 cross-references: Numbers 25:1, Joshua 5:9–10, Judges 5:11, Joshua 4:19, Revelation 2:14
- 6Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?56 cross-references: Psalms 51:16–17, Romans 10:2–3, Psalms 40:6–8, Acts 2:37, Matthew 19:16
- 7Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?35 cross-references: 2 Kings 16:3, Psalms 51:16, 1 Samuel 15:22, Hosea 6:6, 2 Kings 21:6
- 8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?92 cross-references: Deuteronomy 10:12–13, Proverbs 21:3, Colossians 3:12, Jeremiah 22:3, Hosea 6:6
- 9The Lord’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.55 cross-references: Hosea 14:9, Zephaniah 3:2, Revelation 3:19, Isaiah 30:27, Job 5:17
- 10Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?35 cross-references: Amos 3:10, Amos 8:5–6, Proverbs 20:10, Jeremiah 5:26–27, Leviticus 19:35–36
- 11Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?9 cross-references: Hosea 12:7, Leviticus 19:36, Proverbs 16:11
- 12For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.34 cross-references: Hosea 7:13, Isaiah 1:23, Jeremiah 9:8, Micah 2:1–2, Jeremiah 9:2–6
- 13Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.19 cross-references: Acts 12:23, Leviticus 26:16, Hosea 13:16, Psalms 107:17–18, Deuteronomy 28:21–22
- 14Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.22 cross-references: Hosea 4:10, Leviticus 26:26, Haggai 1:6, Isaiah 65:13, Ezekiel 4:16–17
- 15Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.23 cross-references: Zephaniah 1:13, Amos 5:11, Jeremiah 12:13, Isaiah 62:8–9, Deuteronomy 28:38–40
- 16For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.60 cross-references: Jeremiah 51:51, Jeremiah 7:24, 1 Kings 16:25–33, Psalms 44:13, Isaiah 25:8
Explained connections
- Justice, mercy and faithfulness
Micah sums up what God requires: do justice, love mercy, walk humbly. Jesus rebukes leaders who tithe herbs but neglect the weightier matters of the law — justice, mercy and faith.
Chapters most linked to Micah 6
- Isaiah 111 links
- Jeremiah 210 links
- Hosea 129 links
- Amos 58 links
- Numbers 237 links
- Psalms 507 links
- Amos 27 links
- Leviticus 266 links
- Jeremiah 96 links
- Hosea 46 links
- Numbers 225 links
- Deuteronomy 285 links
- 2 Chronicles 335 links
- Isaiah 55 links
- Hosea 75 links
- Deuteronomy 44 links
People in Micah 6
God, Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Balak, Moab, Balaam, Beor, Omri, Ahab