Micah 2:3

Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.

Cross-reference

Micah 2:1 Parallel

Micah 2:1 describes the wicked schemes that provoke the disaster in v3 — cause and effect within the same oracle.

Micah 3:4 Parallel

Micah 3:4 shows the result: when they cry out, God hides his face — the very disaster pronounced in 2:3 comes to pass.

Jeremiah 18:11 uses nearly identical phrasing — 'shaping disaster' and 'devising a plan' — as a call to repent, adding the invitation to turn.

Amos 9:1-4 expands on the inescapability of judgment — no hiding place — directly paralleling Micah's 'cannot remove your necks'.

Amos 3:2 Parallel

In Amos 3:2, God's unique knowledge of Israel leads to stricter punishment, echoing Micah's 'devising disaster' against His own family.

Amos 2:14-16 vividly depicts the impossibility of escape from God's judgment, reinforcing Micah's 'cannot remove your necks'.

Daniel 5:20-23 describes Belshazzar's pride and subsequent humbling — another case of a proud ruler brought low in an evil time.

Daniel 4:37 Parallel

Daniel 4:37 states that 'those who walk in pride He is able to humble' — the same principle as Micah's warning about walking haughtily.

Lamentations 1:14 describes transgressions bound into a yoke on the neck — a direct parallel to Micah's disaster from which necks cannot be removed.

Jeremiah 27:12 uses the same 'neck under yoke' metaphor — here as submission to Babylon, echoing Micah's unavoidable judgment yoke.

Jeremiah 8:3 describes death being preferred to life by the evil family under judgment — matching the disaster God devises in Micah 2:3.

Isaiah 3:16 Parallel

Isaiah 3:16 condemns daughters of Zion walking with outstretched necks — directly parallels Micah's 'not walk haughtily'.

Isaiah 2:12 Parallel

Isaiah 2:12 declares a day against all that is proud — strongly echoes Micah's 'time of disaster' for the haughty.

Judges 2:15 Parallel

Judges 2:15 describes God's hand against Israel for harm when they disobeyed — a historical pattern of the disaster Micah warns about.

Lamentations 2:17 Prophetic fulfillment

Lamentations 2:17 describes the fulfillment of God's purposed judgment, showing the 'disaster' Micah predicted carried out.

Leviticus 25:14 Historical context

Leviticus 25:14 commands not to wrong one another in trade — the very kind of oppression that triggered the disaster in Micah.

Jeremiah 13:15 calls to not be proud because the LORD has spoken — parallels Micah's warning against haughty walking.

Isaiah 57:17 describes God's anger over unjust gain, matching Micah 2:3's theme of divine punishment for evil deeds.

Isaiah 2:11 Parallel

Isaiah 2:11 describes the haughty being brought low — matches Micah's warning against walking haughtily.

Proverbs 22:16 warns that oppressing the poor leads to poverty — a wisdom parallel to Micah 2:3's judgment on those who do evil.

Psalm 37:19 Contrast

Psalm 37:19 says the righteous are not put to shame in evil times — a contrast to the shame of the wicked in Micah's disaster.