Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Micah 1:7 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Micah 1:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Micah chapter 1 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.”
Micah 1:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Micah 1:7
And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire (וְכָל־פְּסִילֶיהָ יֻכַּתּוּ וְכָל־אֶתְנַנֶּיהָ יִשָּׂרְפוּ בָאֵשׁ, we-khol-pesileiha yukattu we-khol-etnanneiha yissarfu ba-esh). The פְּסִילִים (pesilim, graven/carved images) Israel crafted for idol worship will be smashed. אֶתְנָן (etnan) means "hire/wages of a prostitute"—disturbingly, Israel's idolatry is described using prostitution economics. They enriched pagan shrines with wealth that should have gone to Yahweh's temple.For she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Micah 1:7
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“or the wages of a dog”
“about which she has said”
“and it is no God; indeed”
“the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her”
“Along with its priests who rejoiced over it”
“even to Naphtali”
“all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah”
“and cut down your incense altars”
“to burn incense to the queen of the sky”
“and have given a boy for a prostitute”