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Micah 5:2

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,

who are small among the clans

of Judah,

out of you will come forth for Me

One to be ruler over Israel

—

One whose origins are of old,

from the days of eternity.

Micah 5:2 BSB
  1. a Or thousands
  2. b Cited in Matthew 2:6

Micah 5:2 has 48 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 30 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 2:6 (76 votes) and John 7:42 (39 votes). 79 other verses point back to it. It links with 33 other books, from Genesis 35 to Revelation 21.

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Which verses does Micah 5:2 point to?

The 20 strongest of 48, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Matthew 2:676 votes

    ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”

  2. John 7:4239 votes

    Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

  3. Isaiah 9:6–716 votes

    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

  4. Luke 1:31–3316 votes

    Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, …

  5. Genesis 49:1012 votes

    The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.

  6. Psalm 90:212 votes

    Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

  7. Isaiah 11:112 votes

    Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.

  8. Zechariah 9:911 votes

    Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

  9. Colossians 1:1711 votes

    He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

  10. 1 Samuel 17:129 votes

    Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.

  11. Ezekiel 17:22–249 votes
  12. John 1:1–38 votes
  13. Proverbs 8:22–237 votes
  14. Revelation 19:167 votes
  15. Genesis 48:76 votes
  16. Ruth 4:116 votes
  17. 1 Chronicles 2:50–516 votes
  18. 1 Chronicles 5:26 votes
  19. Jeremiah 30:216 votes
  20. Ezekiel 37:22–256 votes

Which verses point to Micah 5:2?

The 10 strongest of 79.