Micah 6:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Micah 6:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Micah 6:14 is a verse from the book of Micah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Micah 6:14 — KJV
“Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.”
— Micah 6:14 (KJV)
Micah 6:14 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 6:14
“To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.”
Shares key themes with Micah 6:14: shalt, eat, down
“And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.”
Shares key themes with Micah 6:14: eat, take, hold
“If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:”
Shares key themes with Micah 6:14: shalt, down, take
“But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. take: Heb. spoil”
Shares key themes with Micah 6:14: shalt, eat, take
“When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: for the...: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege to employ...: Heb. to go from before thee”
Shares key themes with Micah 6:14: shalt, eat, down
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