Micah 2:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Micah 2:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Micah 2:9 is a verse from the book of Micah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Micah 2:9 — KJV
“The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever. women: or, wives”
— Micah 2:9 (KJV)
Micah 2:9 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 2:9
“Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away. pleasant: Heb. desirable”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:9: pleasant, houses, away
“Nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:9: people, taken, away
“Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. wept...: Heb. wept a great weeping”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:9: women, people, cast
“Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:9: people, taken, away
“But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me. from me: Heb. from after me a goodly...: Heb. an heritage of glory, or, beauty pleasant...: Heb. land of desire”
Shares key themes with Micah 2:9: pleasant, children, away
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