Micah 4:5

For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.

Cross-references

Psalm 48:14 Parallel

Psalm 48:14 affirms God as our God forever and guides us — aligning with Micah 4:5's commitment to walk in His name forever.

Isaiah 2:5 Parallel

Isaiah 2:5 invites, 'let us walk in the light of the LORD' — almost identical in form to Micah's 'we will walk in the name of the LORD our God'.

Jeremiah 2:11 rebukes Israel for changing their God, unlike other nations — directly contrasting with Micah's resolve to never change walking in the LORD's name.

Zechariah 10:12 directly uses the same phrase 'walk in his name' — a promise that God's people will do what Micah declares they will.

Colossians 2:6 calls believers to 'walk in him' (Christ) — a New Covenant echo of walking in the LORD's name, now centered on Jesus.

In Colossians 3:17, believers are called to do everything in the name of Jesus — mirroring the walk in God's name from Micah 4:5.

In Genesis 5:22, Enoch walked with God — the same 'walk' metaphor used in Micah 4:5 for a life devoted to the Lord.

In Judges 11:24, Jephthah argues that each nation possesses what its god gives — illustrating the 'peoples walk in name of its god' from Micah 4:5.

Judges 16:23 shows Philistines sacrificing to Dagon, attributing victory to their god — an example of walking in a god's name as in Micah 4:5.

Genesis 17:1 calls Abram to 'walk before me' — a similar idiom of walking in faithful relationship, as Micah declares walking in the LORD's name.

In 2 Kings 17:29, foreign nations each worship their own gods — illustrating the 'all peoples walk in name of its god' that Micah contrasts.

2 Kings 17:34 describes those who do not fear the LORD — contrasting with Micah's commitment to walk in the name of the LORD.

Psalm 20:5 Related theme

In Psalm 20:5, the same confidence in God's name is expressed — setting up banners in His name, echoing Micah's commitment to walk in it.