Jeremiah 26:18

“Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.”

"Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest." - Jeremiah 26:18
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What does Jeremiah 26:18 mean?

Jeremiah 26:18 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the…

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The Plowing of Zion: Prophetic Lessons for Today

In Jeremiah 26:18, we read about the prophetic voices of the old, particularly that of Micah the Morasthite, who spoke a heavy truth to the people of Judah during the reign of King Hezekiah: "Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all…

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A Prayer for Revelation and Restoration: Understanding the Depths of Prophecy

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, We come before You today with our hearts humbled and our spirits open, as we seek to understand the weighty words of Your prophet Micah, spoken in the days of old. We bring to You Jeremiah 26:18, which recounts how Micah the…

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Jeremiah 26:18 - "Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest."
Jeremiah 32:26 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 26:7 - "So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 18:1 - "The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
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Genesis 26:18
Jeremiah 26:24 - "Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death."
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying," - Jeremiah 32:26
Joshua 18:26 - "And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,"
Jeremiah 32:18
Jeremiah 23:18
Luke 18:26 - "And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?"
Jeremiah 36:26 - "But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them."
Jeremiah 26:20 - "And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:"
Jeremiah 31:26 - "Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me."
Jeremiah 26:12 - "¶ Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard."
Proverbs 26:18 - "As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,"
Jeremiah 18:5 - "Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
1 Chronicles 26:18 - "At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar."
Jeremiah 26:17 - "Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,"
"And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah," - Joshua 18:26
Jeremiah 26:6 - "Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth."
"The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying," - Jeremiah 18:1
Jeremiah 52:26 - "So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah."
Jeremiah 18:18 - "¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."
Jeremiah 51:18 - "They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish."
Jeremiah 26:9 - "Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 23:26 - "How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;"
Jeremiah 26:1 - "In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,"