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Micah 5:1-4

1 A Promised Ruler From Bethlehem
Marshal your troops, O city of troops,
for a siege is laid against us.
They will strike Israel’s ruler
on the cheek with a rod.

2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
though you are small among the clans of Judah,
out of you will come for me
one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times.”

3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned
until the time when she who is in labor gives birth
and the rest of his brothers return
to join the Israelites.

4 He will stand and shepherd his flock
in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness
will reach to the ends of the earth.

Cross References for Micah 5:1-4

Deuteronomy 28:49 - The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eag... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:49 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:49

Habakkuk 3:16 - I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my ... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 3:16 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 3:16

Habakkuk 1:6 - I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 1:6 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 1:6

Isaiah 33:22 - For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will sa... Click to read the verse Isaiah 33:22 Click to read the verse Isaiah 33:22

Jeremiah 4:7 - A lion has come out of his lair; a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his place to l... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:7 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:7

Isaiah 50:6 - I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not h... Click to read the verse Isaiah 50:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 50:6

Matthew 26:67 - Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him Click to read the verse Matthew 26:67 Click to read the verse Matthew 26:67

Matthew 27:30 - They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. Click to read the verse Matthew 27:30 Click to read the verse Matthew 27:30

Jeremiah 25:9 - I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,” decl... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 25:9

Luke 19:43-44 - The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle... Click to read the verse Luke 19:43-44 Click to read the verse Luke 19:43-44

Isaiah 8:9 - Raise the war cry, you nations, and be shattered! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for ba... Click to read the verse Isaiah 8:9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 8:9

Isaiah 53:3 - He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one fr... Click to read the verse Isaiah 53:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 53:3

Isaiah 10:6 - I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loo... Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:6

1 Kings 22:24 - Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spiri... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 22:24 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 22:24

Mark 14:65 - Then some began to spit at him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, “P... Click to read the verse Mark 14:65 Click to read the verse Mark 14:65

Lamentations 3:30 - Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him, and let him be filled with disgrace. Click to read the verse Lamentations 3:30 Click to read the verse Lamentations 3:30

Acts 23:2 - At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. Click to read the verse Acts 23:2 Click to read the verse Acts 23:2

Matthew 5:39 - But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn t... Click to read the verse Matthew 5:39 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:39

2 Kings 24:2 - The Lord sent Babylonian, Aramean, Moabite and Ammonite raiders against him. He sent them to de... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:2 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:2

2 Kings 25:1-3 - So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar k... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:1-3 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:1-3

2 Chronicles 18:23 - Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spiri... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 18:23 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 18:23

Luke 18:32 - He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him a... Click to read the verse Luke 18:32 Click to read the verse Luke 18:32

Proverbs 17:26 - It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for their integrity. Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:26 Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:26

Ezekiel 21:21-22 - For the king of Babylon will stop at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 21:21-22 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 21:21-22

Job 16:10 - Men open their mouths to jeer at me; they strike my cheek in scorn and unite together against me. Click to read the verse Job 16:10 Click to read the verse Job 16:10

John 18:22 - When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby struck him in the face. “Is this the way you ... Click to read the verse John 18:22 Click to read the verse John 18:22

2 Corinthians 11:20 - In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:20 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:20

Amos 2:3 - I will destroy her ruler and kill all her officials with him,” says the Lord. Click to read the verse Amos 2:3 Click to read the verse Amos 2:3

Mark 15:19 - Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knee... Click to read the verse Mark 15:19 Click to read the verse Mark 15:19

Joel 3:9 - Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men ... Click to read the verse Joel 3:9 Click to read the verse Joel 3:9

Luke 6:29 - If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, d... Click to read the verse Luke 6:29 Click to read the verse Luke 6:29

Ezekiel 24:2 - “Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Je... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 24:2 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 24:2

1 Samuel 8:5-6 - They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint a king to l... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 8:5-6 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 8:5-6

John 19:3 - and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they struck him in th... Click to read the verse John 19:3 Click to read the verse John 19:3

Deuteronomy 28:51-57 - They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:51-57 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:51-57

Luke 22:63 - The Guards Mock Jesus The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. Click to read the verse Luke 22:63 Click to read the verse Luke 22:63