Micah 6:6-8

What God Requires of Man

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^(A)With what shall I come to the Lord
And bow myself before the God on high?
Shall I come to Him with ^(B)burnt offerings,
With yearling calves?

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Does the Lord take delight in ^(C)thousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I present my ^(D)firstborn for my rebellious acts,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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He has ^(E)told you, O man, what is good;
And ^(F)what does the Lord require of you
But to ^(G)do justice, to ^(H)love ^(a)kindness,
And to walk ^(b)^(I)humbly with your God?

Footnotes:

a. Micah 6:8: ['Or ', loyalty]

b. Micah 6:8: ['Or ', circumspectly]

Cross references:

A. Micah 6:6: Psalm 40:6-8

B. Micah 6:6: Psalm 51:16; Psalm 51:17

C. Micah 6:7: Psalm 50:9; Isaiah 1:1; Isaiah 40:16

D. Micah 6:7: Leviticus 18:21; Leviticus 20:1-5; Jeremiah 7:31

E. Micah 6:8: Deuteronomy 30:15

F. Micah 6:8: Deuteronomy 10:12

G. Micah 6:8: Isaiah 56:1; Jeremiah 22:3

H. Micah 6:8: Hosea 6:6

I. Micah 6:8: Isaiah 57:15; Isaiah 66:2