Micah 2:10

Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.

Cross-references

Micah 2:4 Parallel

In Micah 2:4, the same judgment lament describes the land being taken — the destruction that Micah 2:10 commands them to flee from.

Leviticus 20:22-26 commands holiness to avoid being vomited out by the land — the same covenant threat Micah invokes.

Jeremiah 10:18 describes God slinging out inhabitants — the divine action behind Micah's 'arise and depart'.

Jeremiah 9:19 laments being forced to leave the land — the very outcome Micah's command to depart foreshadows.

Psalm 95:11 Parallel

Psalm 95:11 recalls God swearing that the wilderness generation would not enter His rest — the same forfeiture of rest that Micah 2:10 applies to a later generation.

2 Chronicles 36:21 explains that the exile gave the land its sabbath rests — directly connecting to Micah 2:10's 'not your place to rest' as the land needing rest from defilement.

2 Chronicles 7:20 repeats the warning that God will pluck Israel from the land — the same 'grievous destruction' that Micah 2:10 declares is coming.

2 Kings 17:6 Historical context

2 Kings 17:6 records the fall of Samaria and exile to Assyria — the ultimate fulfillment of the destruction and departure Micah 2:10 warned about.

2 Kings 15:29 Historical context

2 Kings 15:29 records the Assyrian deportation of Naphtali and Galilee — the historical fulfillment of the 'arise and depart' warning in Micah 2:10.

1 Kings 9:7 Parallel

1 Kings 9:7 records God's warning to cut Israel off from the land, making them a byword — the same exile threat that Micah 2:10 calls 'not your place to rest'.

Joshua 23:16 specifies the sin — serving other gods — that triggers the anger of the LORD and swift perishing from the land, explaining the 'uncleanness' in Micah 2:10.

Leviticus 18:24-28 warns that sexual defilement causes the land to vomit out its inhabitants — the exact principle behind Micah's 'no rest'.

Deuteronomy 12:9 promises rest in the land — the blessing that Micah 2:10 reverses by declaring the land no longer a place of rest due to uncleanness.

Deuteronomy 4:26 warns of perishing from the land for disobedience, the same fate Micah pronounces on the defiled land here.

2 Kings 24:3 Historical context

2 Kings 24:3 explains the exile as removal for Manasseh's sins — historical fulfillment of Micah's warning to depart.

Isaiah 24:5 Parallel

Isaiah 24:5 directly parallels: the earth is defiled under its inhabitants because they broke the covenant, echoing the uncleanness driving exile.

Jeremiah 2:7 explicitly states Israel defiled God's land and made it an abomination—identical cause for the exile in Micah.

Jeremiah 3:1 uses land polluted by spiritual adultery as a metaphor—same defilement theme that makes the land no place to rest.

Hosea 9:3 Parallel

Hosea 9:3 says Ephraim will not dwell in the LORD's land and will eat unclean things—parallels the exile due to uncleanness.

Jeremiah 16:18 says God will repay double because they defiled His land with idols—directly matches the defilement causing departure.

Ezekiel 36:17 compares Israel's ways to menstrual uncleanness that defiled the land—identical to the 'uncleanness' in Micah.

2 Chronicles 36:20 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:20 records the Babylonian exile — showing that the principle of losing the land due to sin, announced in Micah 2:10, applied also to Judah.

Hebrews 4:1-9 warns of failing to enter God's rest due to disobedience — same pattern as Micah's loss of land rest from uncleanness.

Hebrews 13:14 echoes the idea of no lasting rest, but shifts to a future eternal city — contrasting earthly judgment with Christian hope.

Ezekiel 28:16 describes the king of Tyre cast out for profaning his sanctuary—parallels being driven from a place due to sin/defilement.

Jeremiah 3:2 states Israel's idolatry polluted the land — similar to the uncleanness driving them out in Micah.

Psalm 106:38 Related theme

Psalm 106:38 says shedding innocent blood defiles the land — a specific cause of the uncleanness Micah condemns.

Joshua 23:15 warns that covenant breaking brings all the evil things God promised, resulting in destruction from the land — the same 'grievous destruction' Micah 2:10 announces.

Proverbs 10:30 Related theme

Proverbs 10:30 affirms that the wicked will not remain in the land — the same principle underlying Micah's command to leave.