Micah 3:10

They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

Cross-reference

Micah 3:1 Historical context

Micah 3:1 introduces the same oracle, calling leaders to justice—context for this building-with-bloodshed charge.

Jeremiah 22:13-17 condemns building by unrighteousness and shedding innocent blood — the same accusation of building Zion with blood and iniquity.

Ezekiel 22:25-28 similarly condemns leaders who shed blood and practice extortion, reinforcing Micah's charge of building Zion with violence.

Habakkuk 2:9-12 uses nearly identical language—building a town with bloodshed and iniquity—directly echoing Micah's indictment.

Deuteronomy 27:25 curses those who take bribes to shed innocent blood, directly matching the unjust gain behind Micah's 'building with blood'.

Isaiah 59:3 Parallel

Isaiah 59:3 explicitly says hands are defiled with blood and fingers with iniquity, the exact same pair of sins Micah accuses the leaders of.

Ezekiel 11:6 condemns filling Jerusalem's streets with the slain, directly illustrating the bloodshed by which Micah says the city is built.

Habakkuk 2:12 repeats the woe nearly verbatim: building a town with bloodshed and iniquity—direct prophetic echo.

Proverbs 1:19 warns that greed for unjust gain destroys life, aligning with Micah's condemnation of building through bloodshed and iniquity.

Ezekiel 12:19 echoes this judgment: the land stripped because of violence, linking bloodshed to desolation.

Ezekiel 23:37 also condemns blood on their hands from idolatry and child sacrifice—parallel indictment.

Zephaniah 3:3 depicts corrupt officials as roaring lions and wolves, a parallel image of predatory leaders though less specific about bloodshed.