Text: Micah 3:12
OT Text Referred to: Jeremiah 26:18
Subject: Zion plowed
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Jeremiah 26:18 explicitly quotes Micah 3:12 verbatim: "Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge." This is one of the rare instances where the OT itself records the direct quotation of one named prophet by another. Jeremiah's contemporaries cite Micah's century-old prophecy to argue that prophetic threats of judgment against Jerusalem are legitimate and should not be punished -- Hezekiah responded to Micah with repentance rather than persecution. The quotation demonstrates that prophetic words retained authoritative force across generations and could function as legal precedent in subsequent judicial contexts.
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Text: Jeremiah 26:18
OT Text Referred to: Micah 3:12
Subject: Micah's prophecy against Jerusalem
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Jeremiah 26:18 contains one of the most remarkable instances of inner-biblical citation: the elders of Judah quote Micah 3:12 verbatim to defend Jeremiah from a death sentence. They recall that "Micah the Morashtite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah" and said "Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble" (צִיּוֹן שָׂדֶה תֵחָרֵשׁ, Tsiyyon sadeh techarest). The elders argue that Hezekiah did not put Micah to death for this prophecy but instead "feared the LORD and sought His favor" — and therefore Jeremiah should not be executed for a similar message. This passage is unique in the OT as an explicit citation of one prophet by name within the narrative of another, demonstrating that prophetic words were preserved, transmitted, and invoked as legal precedent within Israel's community.