Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Listen! The Lord is calling to the city! It is wise to respect your authority, O Lord! Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city!
New American Standard Bible
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed
King James Version
The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
Holman Bible
(and it is wise to fear Your name):
“Pay attention to the rod
and the One who ordained it.
International Standard Version
The voice of the LORD cries out to the city wisdom fears your name: "Heed the rod, and the one who prepared it!
A Conservative Version
The voice of LORD cries to the city, and [the man of] wisdom will see thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who has appointed it.
American Standard Version
The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
Amplified
The voice of the Lord shall call to the city [of Jerusalem]—
And it is sound wisdom to heed [solemnly] and fear Your name [with awe-filled reverence];
“Hear, O tribe [the rod of punishment]. Who has appointed its time?
Bible in Basic English
The voice of the Lord is crying out to the town: Give ear, you tribes and the meeting of the town.
Darby Translation
Jehovah's voice crieth unto the city, and wisdom looketh on thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
Julia Smith Translation
The voice of Jehovah will call to the city, and wisdom feared thy name: hear ye the rod, and who appointed it
King James 2000
The LORD'S voice cries unto the city, and wisdom shall see your name: Hear the rod, and who has appointed it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The voice of Yahweh calls to the city ([it is] sound judgment to fear your name): "Hear, staff! Now who has appointed it?
Modern King James verseion
Jehovah's voice cries to the city, and in sound wisdom one will see Your name. Hear the rod and Him who has appointed it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The LORD's voice crieth unto the city, and the man that shall be saved considereth thy name, O LORD. Hear and that thy name may be righteousness. Hear, O ye tribes: who would else give you such warning?
New Heart English Bible
The LORD's voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: "Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.
The Emphasized Bible
The voice of Yahweh, to the city, crieth out, With safety for him who regardeth his name, - Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
Webster
The LORD'S voice crieth to the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
World English Bible
Yahweh's voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: "Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.
Youngs Literal Translation
A voice of Jehovah to the city calleth, And wisdom doth fear Thy name, Hear ye the rod, and Him who appointed it.
Themes
Afflictions made beneficial » In teaching us the will of God
Topics
Interlinear
Qowl
Qara'
Tuwshiyah
Ra'ah
Shem
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 6:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Destruction Of The Wicked
8 He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord really wants from you: He wants you to promote justice, to be faithful, and to live obediently before your God. 9 Listen! The Lord is calling to the city! It is wise to respect your authority, O Lord! Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city! 10 "I will not overlook, O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away, or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.
Cross References
Isaiah 30:27
Look, the name of the Lord comes from a distant place in raging anger and awesome splendor. He speaks angrily and his word is like destructive fire.
Exodus 34:5-7
The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the Lord by name.
2 Samuel 21:1
During David's reign there was a famine for three consecutive years. So David inquired of the Lord. The Lord said, "It is because of Saul and his bloodstained family, because he murdered the Gibeonites."
2 Kings 22:11-20
When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.
Job 5:6-8
For evil does not come up from the dust, nor does trouble spring up from the ground,
Job 5:17
"Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
Job 10:2
I will say to God, 'Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.'
Psalm 9:16
The Lord revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah)
Psalm 48:10
The praise you receive as far away as the ends of the earth is worthy of your reputation, O God. You execute justice!
Psalm 83:18
Then they will know that you alone are the Lord, the sovereign king over all the earth.
Psalm 107:43
Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the Lord's acts of loyal love!
Proverbs 22:3
A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
Isaiah 9:13
The people did not return to the one who struck them, they did not seek reconciliation with the Lord who commands armies.
Isaiah 10:5-6
Assyria, the club I use to vent my anger, is as good as dead, a cudgel with which I angrily punish.
Isaiah 24:10-12
The ruined town is shattered; all of the houses are shut up tight.
Isaiah 26:11
O Lord, you are ready to act, but they don't even notice. They will see and be put to shame by your angry judgment against humankind, yes, fire will consume your enemies.
Isaiah 27:10
For the fortified city is left alone; it is a deserted settlement and abandoned like the desert. Calves graze there; they lie down there and eat its branches bare.
Isaiah 32:13-14
Mourn over the land of my people, which is overgrown with thorns and briers, and over all the once-happy houses in the city filled with revelry.
Isaiah 40:6-8
A voice says, "Cry out!" Another asks, "What should I cry out?" The first voice responds: "All people are like grass, and all their promises are like the flowers in the field.
Isaiah 66:6
The sound of battle comes from the city; the sound comes from the temple! It is the sound of the Lord paying back his enemies.
Jeremiah 14:18-22
If I go out into the countryside, I see those who have been killed in battle. If I go into the city, I see those who are sick because of starvation. For both prophet and priest go about their own business in the land without having any real understanding.'"
Jeremiah 19:11-13
Tell them the Lord who rules over all says, 'I will do just as Jeremiah has done. I will smash this nation and this city as though it were a potter's vessel which is broken beyond repair. The dead will be buried here in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.'
Jeremiah 26:6
If you do not obey me, then I will do to this temple what I did to Shiloh. And I will make this city an example to be used in curses by people from all the nations on the earth.'"
Jeremiah 26:18
"Micah from Moresheth prophesied during the time Hezekiah was king of Judah. He told all the people of Judah, 'The Lord who rules over all says, "Zion will become a plowed field. Jerusalem will become a pile of rubble. The temple mount will become a mere wooded ridge."'
Jeremiah 37:8-10
Then the Babylonian forces will return. They will attack the city and will capture it and burn it down.
Lamentations 3:39-42
Why should any living person complain when punished for his sins?
Hosea 13:16
Samaria will be held guilty, because she rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword, their infants will be dashed to the ground -- their pregnant women will be ripped open.
Hosea 14:9
Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the Lord are right; the godly walk in them, but in them the rebellious stumble.
Joel 2:11-18
The voice of the Lord thunders as he leads his army. Indeed, his warriors are innumerable; Surely his command is carried out! Yes, the day of the Lord is awesome and very terrifying -- who can survive it?
Amos 2:5
So I will set Judah on fire, and it will consume Jerusalem's fortresses."
Amos 3:8-15
A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The sovereign Lord has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?
Amos 4:6-12
"But surely I gave you no food to eat in any of your cities; you lacked food everywhere you live. Still you did not come back to me." The Lord is speaking!
Amos 6:1
Woe to those who live in ease in Zion, to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria. They think of themselves as the elite class of the best nation. The family of Israel looks to them for leadership.
Jonah 3:4-10
When Jonah began to enter the city one day's walk, he announced, "At the end of forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!"
Micah 3:12
Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed up like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the Temple Mount will become a hill overgrown with brush!
Zephaniah 3:2
She is disobedient; she refuses correction. She does not trust the Lord; she does not seek the advice of her God.
Haggai 1:5-7
Here then is what the Lord who rules over all says: 'Think carefully about what you are doing.
Revelation 3:19
All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!