Micah 7:4
Micah · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.”Micah 7:4
What Does Micah 7:4 Mean?
Micah 7:4 is found in the book of Micah, chapter 7, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Micah 7:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 22:5“For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.”Ezekiel 2:6“And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.”Nahum 1:10“For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.”Isaiah 10:3“And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?”2 Samuel 23:6“But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:”Luke 21:25“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;”Jeremiah 23:2“Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.”Hosea 9:7“The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.”Jeremiah 11:23“And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.”Jeremiah 46:21“Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.”Ezekiel 33:7“So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.”Luke 9:7“Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;”Judges 8:16“And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.”Nehemiah 6:2“That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.”Job 31:14“What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?”Isaiah 55:13“Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”Jeremiah 6:15“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 8:12“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 10:15“They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.”Jeremiah 23:12“Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.”
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