Micah 3:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Micah 3:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Micah 3:1 is a verse from the book of Micah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgmen..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Micah 3:1 — KJV
“And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?”
— Micah 3:1 (KJV)
Micah 3:1 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 3:1
“Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.”
Shares key themes with Micah 3:1: hear, pray, heads
“What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:”
Shares key themes with Micah 3:1: hear, pray, house
“And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.”
Shares key themes with Micah 3:1: hear, pray, heads
“That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered: and were: Heb. who stood”
Shares key themes with Micah 3:1: heads, princes, house
“And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them. pleased...: Heb. was good in their eyes”
Shares key themes with Micah 3:1: hear, heads, princes
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