Micah 7:19
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 30:3 promises God will restore fortunes and have compassion, directly aligning with Micah 7:19's 'again have compassion' — same covenant restoration theme.
1 John 3:8 says Christ appeared to destroy the devil's works — the same victory over sin that Micah foresees as God trampling our iniquities.
Titus 2:14 describes Christ redeeming us from lawlessness — the fulfillment of Micah's promise that God would remove our sins and purify His people.
Romans 8:3 shows God condemning sin in the flesh — the means by which Micah’s promise of sins being trampled is accomplished in Christ.
Romans 8:2 declares freedom from sin's law — the same divine rescue Micah pictures as sins cast into the sea.
Hosea 14:4 promises healing and free love after anger turns away, closely paralleling Micah 7:19’s forgiveness.
Daniel 9:24 speaks of finishing transgression and atoning for sin — the ultimate end of iniquity that Micah foreshadows.
Ezekiel 36:25-27 expands on cleansing from sin and giving a new heart, directly paralleling Micah 7:19’s sin removal.
Lamentations 3:32 affirms that God’s compassion follows grief, directly mirroring Micah 7:19’s renewed compassion.
In Jeremiah 50:20, God promises complete pardon when iniquity is sought but not found — echoing Micah's image of sins cast into the sea.
Isaiah 63:15 laments God's compassion withheld, while Micah 7:19 promises it — a contrast between complaint and assurance.
Isaiah 38:17 pictures God casting sins behind His back — a closely parallel image to Micah's sins cast into the sea, both expressing complete forgiveness.
Psalm 130:8 declares redemption from all iniquities, matching Micah 7:19’s complete sin removal.
Deuteronomy 32:36 says God will have compassion when his people's power is gone — same promise of divine compassion at low point as Micah 7:19.
Ezra 9:9 recounts God's kindness in restoring the remnant and rebuilding — a historical example of the compassion Micah 7:19 promises.
Psalm 103:12 uses a different image — removing sins as far as east from west — but echoes the same promise of complete forgiveness that Micah pictures as sins cast into the sea.
In Daniel 9:9, mercy and forgiveness belong to God — the very gifts He bestows by casting sins into the sea here.
In Leviticus 16:22, the scapegoat carries all iniquities to a solitary land — a direct parallel to casting sins into the sea.
In Hebrews 8:12, God's new covenant promise to remember sins no more echoes this same divine forgiveness.
In 2 Samuel 12:13, Nathan tells David his sin is put away — directly parallel to Micah's promise of sin being cast into the sea.
In Acts 3:19, the call to repent so that sins are blotted out matches Micah 7:19's promise that God casts sins into the sea.
In Luke 15:20, the father's compassionate embrace of the prodigal son illustrates God's forgiveness and compassion described in Micah 7:19.
In Luke 5:21, the scribes' question that only God forgives sins directly ties to Micah 7:19, where God alone casts sins into the sea.
In Hosea 14:2, the call to ask God to 'take away all iniquity' mirrors Micah's promise that God will cast sins into the sea.
Psalm 32:1 declares 'Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered' — directly echoing Micah's theme of God removing sins.
In Ezekiel 33:16, sins are not remembered for the righteous — the same amnesty as sins buried in the sea here.
In Ezekiel 18:22, sins are not remembered for the repentant — the same forgetting when sins are cast into the depths here.
Psalm 51:1 cries 'Blot out my transgressions' — the same plea for mercy and forgiveness that Micah promises God will show.
Psalm 51:9 asks God to 'hide your face from my sins, blot out all my iniquities' — directly parallel to Micah's image of sins cast into the sea.
In Jeremiah 33:8, God promises to cleanse from all guilt and forgive rebellion — the same complete purification as sins submerged here.
In Isaiah 43:25, God blots out transgressions and forgets sins — the same total pardon pictured as sins cast into the sea here.
In Isaiah 33:24, the forgiven inhabitants no longer cry sickness — the same forgiveness that removes guilt here.
In Isaiah 1:18, God promises to wash scarlet sins white as snow — the same cleansing power that drowns sins in the depths here.
In Lamentations 3:22, God's mercies never cease — the unending compassion that drives Him to tread iniquities underfoot here.
Psalm 90:13 pleads 'Have compassion on your servants' while Micah 7:19 promises God will — a prayer matching the prophetic assurance.
Job 7:21 pleads 'Why do you not pardon my transgression?' — a desperate question contrasting Micah's confident declaration that God will indeed pardon.
In Luke 7:47, Jesus links forgiveness of sins to love, echoing God's abundant compassion in Micah 7:19 that removes sins.
Ezra 9:8 describes God giving a remnant relief and grace, echoing Micah's hope for compassion and restoration after judgment.
Psalm 90:14 asks for satisfaction with unfailing love; Micah 7:19 promises compassion and forgiveness — both seek God's tender mercy.