Micah 2:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Micah 2:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Micah 2:4 is a verse from the book of Micah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoil..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Micah 2:4 — KJV
“In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields. a doleful...: Heb. a lamentation of lamentations turning...: or, instead of restoring”
— Micah 2:4 (KJV)
Micah 2:4 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 2:4
“And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach. let...: Heb. let thy name be called upon us to take...: or, take thou away”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:4: day, one, take
“And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it! of...: Heb. of the seas”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:4: take, lament, lamentation
“God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, of Elias: Gr. in Elias?”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:4: against, say, hath
“If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; in fellowship: or, in dealing fellowship: Heb. putting of the hand”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:4: take, against, hath
“Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:4: take, against, say
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