Micah 3:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Micah 3:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Micah 3:3 is a verse from the book of Micah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pie..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Micah 3:3 — KJV
“Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.”
— Micah 3:3 (KJV)
Micah 3:3 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 3:3
“And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.”
Shares key themes with Micah 3:3: flesh, people, skin
“Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. lift...: or, reckon thee, and take thy office from thee”
Shares key themes with Micah 3:3: eat, flesh, off
“But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.”
Shares key themes with Micah 3:3: eat, flesh, people
“Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.”
Shares key themes with Micah 3:3: eat, flesh, people
“If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots;”
Shares key themes with Micah 3:3: also, flesh, skin
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