Micah 6:16
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
Cross-references
In Psalm 44:13, the psalmist laments being made a taunt — the same scorn Micah 6:16 warns they will bear.
1 Kings 16:25-30 details the evil deeds of Omri and Ahab that Micah accuses Israel of following.
1 Kings 16:30-33 records Ahab's Baal worship — the very 'statutes of Omri' and 'works of Ahab' that Micah condemns.
Psalm 1:1 blesses those who avoid the counsel of the wicked — opposite of Micah 6:16 where Israel walks in Ahab's counsels.
1 Kings 21:25 highlights Ahab's unparalleled wickedness incited by Jezebel — the 'counsels' Micah rebukes.
1 Kings 21:26 details Ahab's abominable idolatry, echoing the 'works of the house of Ahab' Micah denounces.
Jeremiah 19:8 repeats the 'desolate and a hissing' formula for Jerusalem, the same judgment language as Micah.
Jeremiah 18:16 explicitly says 'desolate and a perpetual hissing', directly paralleling Micah's threat of desolation and hissing.
2 Kings 21:3 says Manasseh did evil like Ahab, rebuilding high places — confirming the persistent influence of Ahab's sins Micah rebukes.
In Isaiah 25:8, God promises to remove reproach forever — the opposite of the scorn in Micah 6:16.
2 Kings 17:8 notes Israel walked in statutes of the kings of Israel, mirroring Micah's charge of keeping Omri's statutes.
Psalm 94:20 condemns thrones that frame mischief by law, directly paralleling the 'statutes of Omri' as unjust decrees.
2 Chronicles 33:9 describes Manasseh's evil leadership causing Israel to err worse than heathen, echoing the 'works of Ahab' theme.
Isaiah 10:1 pronounces woe on those who decree unrighteous decrees, a direct parallel to the wicked statutes of Omri.
2 Chronicles 28:19 shows another king (Ahaz) leading Judah into sin, mirroring the pattern of Omri/Ahab's wickedness and resulting divine judgment.
2 Chronicles 21:14 pronounces judgment on Jehoram, who walked in Ahab's ways—a direct consequence of the evil Micah denounces.
2 Kings 8:18 confirms Jehoram of Judah walked in the way of Ahab, showing how Ahab's influence spread—exactly what Micah decries.
1 Kings 21:11 details Jezebel's plot against Naboth—a concrete example of the wicked counsels Micah condemns.
1 Kings 19:10 shows Israel killing prophets under Ahab, directly illustrating the evil works of Ahab's house Micah rebukes.
In 1 Kings 14:16, Jeroboam's sins cause Israel's downfall — the same pattern of royal sin leading to judgment in Micah 6:16.
Revelation 2:20 uses Jezebel as a type of false prophetess — the same wicked influence from Ahab's house that Micah condemns.
2 Chronicles 34:25 describes God's wrath for forsaking Him and burning incense to other gods, mirroring Micah's condemnation of Omri's idolatry.
2 Chronicles 29:9 specifies sword and captivity as the judgment, giving concrete outcome to Micah's warning of desolation.
2 Kings 23:19 shows Josiah demolishing the high places of Israel's kings, reversing the very works Micah condemned.
2 Kings 18:10 records Samaria's fall—the judgment Micah warned would come for following Omri and Ahab.
1 Kings 16:16 records Omri's rise to power, the very dynasty whose statutes Micah condemns—providing historical background.
Jeremiah 7:24 describes Israel walking in their own evil counsels, paralleling Micah 6:16 where they follow Ahab's counsels.
Jeremiah 18:15 rebukes Israel for forgetting God and walking in false paths, similar to Micah's 'walk in their counsels'.
2 Kings 16:3 shows Ahaz following Israel's detestable practices — continuing the legacy of Ahab's sins Micah condemns.
In Ezekiel 8:18, God's wrath and refusal to hear echo the irreversible desolation decreed in Micah 6:16.