Micah 1:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Micah 1:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Micah 1:16 is a verse from the book of Micah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into capti..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Micah 1:16 — KJV
“Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.”
— Micah 1:16 (KJV)
Micah 1:16 in Context — About the Book of Micah
Micah alternates judgment and hope with a prophet's precision — predicting both Jerusalem's fall and Bethlehem as Messiah's birthplace seven centuries early. His summary of true religion is unmatched: act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God.
Cross-References for Micah 1:16
“Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.”
Shares key themes with Micah 1:16: make, bald, children
“Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.”
Shares key themes with Micah 1:16: children, gone, into
“And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.”
Shares key themes with Micah 1:16: make, bald, baldness
“In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.”
Shares key themes with Micah 1:16: children, gone, into
“They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.”
Shares key themes with Micah 1:16: make, bald, baldness
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