Micah 2:2

And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Cross-references

Micah 2:9 Parallel

Micah 2:9 continues the same indictment — oppressors drive women from houses and rob children, directly extending the seizure of inheritance.

Micah 3:9 Parallel

Micah 3:9 continues the indictment of leaders who pervert justice—the same oppression of inheritance from Micah 2:2.

Micah 6:12 Related theme

Micah 6:12 describes the rich full of violence and deceit — a broader characterization of the injustice exemplified by land-grabbing.

Exodus 22:21-24 commands not to oppress the vulnerable—the very law broken by the land-grabbers in Micah 2:2.

Matthew 23:14 condemns Pharisees who 'devour widows' houses' — directly parallel to seizing houses in Micah, with religious hypocrisy.

Habakkuk 2:5-9 pronounces woe on the one who builds by unjust gain—directly echoing the greed of Micah 2:2.

Amos 8:4 Parallel

Amos 8:4 denounces those who trample the needy—the same oppression of the vulnerable that Micah 2:2 depicts.

Jeremiah 22:17 rebukes Jehoiakim for eyes set on dishonest gain—mirroring the covetous seizure Micah 2:2 describes.

Isaiah 5:8 Parallel

Isaiah 5:8 pronounces woe on those who add field to field and house to house—the same land-grabbing Micah 2:2 condemns.

Job 24:2-12 lists similar injustices: moving boundary stones, stealing flocks, seizing orphans' donkeys — directly echoing the oppression in Micah.

2 Kings 9:26 recounts the seizure of Naboth's vineyard — a specific case of the coveting and seizing fields Micah condemns here.

1 Kings 21:2-19 recounts Ahab coveting and seizing Naboth's vineyard—a narrative fulfillment of the oppression Micah 2:2 condemns.

Exodus 20:17 forbids coveting a neighbor's house or field—the very sin Micah 2:2 shows being committed.

1 Samuel 12:3 has Samuel declare he never took anyone's ox or donkey — a direct contrast to the seizure Micah describes, showing righteous leadership.

1 Samuel 12:4 affirms Samuel never cheated or oppressed anyone — opposing the unrighteous actions Micah condemns.

Isaiah 3:14 Parallel

Isaiah 3:14 charges leaders with devouring the vineyard and robbing the poor — directly mirroring the seizure of fields and houses in Micah.

In Leviticus 25:14, the law commands fair property dealings — here the powerful violate it by seizing fields and houses.

In Deuteronomy 5:21, the command forbids coveting — here the people are guilty of exactly that, coveting and seizing.

Leviticus 6:4 provides the law for restitution when something is stolen or taken — the legal framework for the sins Micah denounces.

Amos 5:11 Parallel

Amos 5:11 condemns exacting taxes and building houses through oppression — same pattern of taking possessions unjustly as here.

Ezekiel 45:9 directly commands princes to cease evictions and oppression — the same injustice Micah condemns here.

In 1 Kings 21:7, Jezebel schemes to seize Naboth's vineyard — a vivid example of the coveting and oppression Micah condemns.

Jeremiah 17:11 warns against getting riches unjustly—the same unjust enrichment as taking fields and houses.

Jeremiah 6:13 says everyone is 'greedy for unjust gain'—directly parallel to coveting and seizing property.

Mark 12:40 Parallel

Mark 12:40 condemns scribes who devour widows' houses — a direct parallel to seizing houses and oppressing heirs in Micah 2:2.

Proverbs 30:14 depicts teeth like swords devouring the poor — a graphic parallel to the violent oppression in Micah.

Proverbs 22:16 condemns oppressing the poor for gain — the exact sin of seizing fields and houses in Micah.

Proverbs 3:29 warns against plotting evil against a neighbor — directly matching the seizure of neighbor's inheritance in Micah.

Luke 12:15 Parallel

Luke 12:15 warns against all covetousness — the very sin that drives the land-grabbing and oppression in Micah 2:2.

Luke 20:47 Parallel

Luke 20:47 also condemns devouring widows' houses — identical imagery to the house-seizing injustice in Micah 2:2.

Romans 7:7 Citation

Romans 7:7 cites the commandment 'You shall not covet' — the law that exposes the greed fueling the actions in Micah 2:2.

1 Corinthians 6:8 rebukes believers for defrauding others — the same kind of unjust property taking seen in Micah 2:2.

Ephesians 5:3 forbids covetousness among believers — directly addressing the sin that motivates the oppression in Micah 2:2.

Job 20:19 Parallel

In Job 20:19, the wicked seize a house they did not build — the same sin of seizing property and oppressing the poor.

Joshua 7:21 Parallel

In Joshua 7:21, Achan covets and takes forbidden goods — the same pattern of coveting then seizing appears here.

Ezekiel 34:18 condemns greedy shepherds who ruin the pasture for others — a parallel image to oppressors seizing land and inheritance.

Zephaniah 3:7 laments that God's people corrupted all deeds despite warnings — reflecting the same injustice described here.

1 Timothy 6:10 Related theme

1 Timothy 6:10 warns that love of money causes all kinds of evil—the root sin behind the land seizure Micah 2:2 describes.

Habakkuk 1:4 Related theme

Habakkuk 1:4 laments paralyzed law and perverted justice — the systemic failure that enables the land-grabbing here.

In Deuteronomy 24:17, God protects the vulnerable from oppression — here the rich oppress by taking their land.

Ezekiel 22:12 condemns extortion and oppression of neighbors — matching the theme of unjust gain in Micah.

Ezekiel 18:12 includes oppression of the poor and robbery — overlapping with the seizure of property Micah indicts.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 observes wickedness in place of justice — the same corrupt society Micah condemns.

Psalm 73:6 Parallel

Psalm 73:6 links pride to violence — the root attitude behind the oppressive seizures in Micah.

Job 31:21 Contrast

Job 31:21 denies oppressing the fatherless — a contrast to the active oppression condemned in Micah.

Job 24:14 Parallel

In Job 24:14, the wicked kill and steal from the poor — here they steal fields, oppressing the vulnerable.

Job 24:4 Parallel

In Job 24:4, the wicked push the needy aside — here they are pushed off their land, both acts of oppression.

Nehemiah 5:1-5 describes poor Jews mortgaging fields and houses to buy food — a related form of economic oppression but not identical seizure.

Malachi 3:5 Related theme

Malachi 3:5 lists oppressors (defrauders, widows, fatherless) — a general call for justice that includes the kind of exploitation Micah targets.

Psalm 101:3 Contrast

Psalm 101:3 rejects worthless things — a commitment opposite to the covetous actions in Micah.

1 Thessalonians 4:6 warns against wronging a brother; though context is sexual, the principle of not defrauding echoes the property crimes in Micah 2:2.