Micah 6:1
Hear ye now what the Lord saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
Cross-reference
In Micah 6:3-5, God presents His case — the content of the lawsuit following the initial summons.
In Micah 6:2, the mountains are directly addressed as witnesses — the courtroom scene from verse 1 continues.
In Micah 6:6, the people respond with questions about worship — the dialogue after God's plea.
In Micah 6:7, the people escalate their offerings — part of the same legal back-and-forth.
In Micah 6:8, God gives the famous answer: do justice, love kindness, walk humbly — the climax of the lawsuit.
Micah 1:2 also summons the earth and peoples to hear the Lord as witness, using the same courtroom imagery as the call in Micah 6:1.
In Deuteronomy 32:1, the Song of Moses calls heaven and earth to hear — another covenant lawsuit opening with cosmic witnesses.
In Deuteronomy 4:26, Moses calls heaven and earth as witnesses — parallel legal imagery of cosmic witnesses in a covenant lawsuit.
Psalm 50:4 directly echoes: God calls heaven and earth as witnesses to judge His people — same legal imagery as Micah's mountains and hills.
Isaiah 1:2 similarly summons heaven and earth to hear God's case — a strong parallel to Micah's call for creation to listen.
Ezekiel 36:1 directly addresses the mountains of Israel to hear God's word — a very close parallel to Micah's call.
Isaiah 41:21 directly says 'Set forth your case,' the same legal challenge as Micah's 'plead your case before the mountains.'
Jeremiah 2:4 begins a covenant lawsuit with 'Hear the word of the Lord,' similar to Micah's opening call.
Isaiah 41:1 calls the coastlands to draw near for judgment, echoing Micah's legal summons to the mountains.
Isaiah 34:1 likewise calls the earth and nations to hear God's judgment, a parallel summons to a lawsuit.
Psalm 50:7 similarly opens a divine lawsuit with 'Hear, O my people, I will testify against you.'
Deuteronomy 30:19 also calls heaven and earth as witnesses in a covenant setting, matching Micah's summons to the mountains.
In Ezekiel 20:35, God likewise enters judgment with Israel face to face — both depict a divine lawsuit against His people.
Luke 19:40 says stones would cry out if people are silent — creation as witness, similar to Micah's mountains and hills hearing.
In Amos 3:1, a similar 'Hear this word' summons opens an oracle — both are prophetic calls to listen to God's message.
Jeremiah 22:29 cries 'O earth, hear the word of the LORD' — echoing Micah's summons to the hills as witnesses.
In Psalm 50:1, God summons the whole earth as witness — a broader parallel to Micah's call for mountains and hills to hear.
Jeremiah 13:15 calls the people to hear the Lord’s word, similar to the summons in Micah 6:1 to listen to God’s case.