Micah 6

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Micah 6

God’s Indictment of His People

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Hear now what the Lord is saying,
“Arise, plead your case ^(a)before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.

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“Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord,
And you enduring ^(A)foundations of the earth,
Because the ^(B)Lord has a case against His people;
Even with Israel He will dispute.

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“^(C)My people, ^(D)what have I done to you,
And ^(E)how have I wearied you? Answer Me.

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“Indeed, I ^(F)brought you up from the land of Egypt
And ^(G)ransomed you from the house of slavery,
And I sent before you ^(H)Moses, Aaron and ^(I)Miriam.

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“My people, remember now
What ^(J)Balak king of Moab counseled
And what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
And from ^(K)Shittim to ^(L)Gilgal,
So ^(b)that you might know the ^(M)righteous acts of the Lord.”

What God Requires of Man

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

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

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He has ^(R)told you, O man, what is good;
And ^(S)what does the Lord require of you
But to ^(T)do justice, to ^(U)love ^(c)kindness,
And to walk ^(d)^(V)humbly with your God?

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The voice of the Lord will call to the city—
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed ^(e)its time?

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“Is there yet a man in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of ^(W)wickedness
And a ^(f)^(X)short measure that is cursed?

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“Can I justify wicked ^(Y)scales
And a bag of deceptive weights?

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“For the rich men of the ^(g)city are full of ^(Z)violence,
Her residents speak ^(AA)lies,
And their ^(AB)tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

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“So also I will make you ^(AC)sick, striking you down,
^(AD)Desolating you because of your sins.

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“You will eat, but you will ^(AE)not be satisfied,
And your ^(h)vileness will be in your midst.
You will try to remove for safekeeping,
But you will ^(AF)not preserve anything,
And what you do preserve I will give to the sword.

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“You will sow but you will ^(AG)not reap.
You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;
And the grapes, but you will ^(AH)not drink wine.

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“The statutes of ^(AI)Omri
And all the works of the house of ^(AJ)Ahab are observed;
And in their devices you ^(AK)walk.
Therefore I will give you up for ^(AL)destruction
And ⁽ⁱ⁾your inhabitants for ^(AM)derision,
And you will bear the ^(AN)reproach of My people.”

Footnotes:

a. Micah 6:1: ['Lit ', with]

b. Micah 6:5: ['Lit ', to know]

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

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

e. Micah 6:9: ['Lit ', it]

f. Micah 6:10: ['Lit ', shrunken ephah]

g. Micah 6:12: ['Lit ', her]

h. Micah 6:14: ['Or possibly ', garbage, ' or ', excreta]

i. Micah 6:16: ['Lit ', her]

Cross references:

A. Micah 6:2: 2 Samuel 22:16; Psalm 104:5

B. Micah 6:2: Isaiah 1:18; Hosea 4:1; Hosea 12:2

C. Micah 6:3: Psalm 50:7

D. Micah 6:3: Jeremiah 2:5

E. Micah 6:3: Isaiah 43:22; Isaiah 43:23

F. Micah 6:4: Exodus 12:51; Exodus 20:2

G. Micah 6:4: Deuteronomy 7:8

H. Micah 6:4: Exodus 4:10-16; Psalm 77:20

I. Micah 6:4: Exodus 15:20

J. Micah 6:5: Numbers 22:5; Numbers 22:6

K. Micah 6:5: Numbers 25:1; Joshua 2:1; Joshua 3:1

L. Micah 6:5: Joshua 4:19; Joshua 5:9; Joshua 5:10

M. Micah 6:5: 1 Samuel 12:7; Isaiah 1:27

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

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

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

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

R. Micah 6:8: Deuteronomy 30:15

S. Micah 6:8: Deuteronomy 10:12

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

U. Micah 6:8: Hosea 6:6

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

W. Micah 6:10: Jeremiah 5:26; Jeremiah 5:27; Amos 3:10

X. Micah 6:10: Ezekiel 45:9; Ezekiel 45:10; Amos 8:5

Y. Micah 6:11: Leviticus 19:36; Hosea 12:7

Z. Micah 6:12: Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 5:7; Amos 6:3; Amos 6:4; Micah 2:1; Micah 2:2

AA. Micah 6:12: Jeremiah 9:2-6; Jeremiah 9:8; Hosea 7:13; Amos 2:4

AB. Micah 6:12: Isaiah 3:8

AC. Micah 6:13: Micah 1:9

AD. Micah 6:13: Isaiah 1:7; Isaiah 6:11

AE. Micah 6:14: Isaiah 9:20

AF. Micah 6:14: Isaiah 30:6

AG. Micah 6:15: Deuteronomy 28:38-40; Jeremiah 12:13

AH. Micah 6:15: Amos 5:11; Zephaniah 1:13

AK. Micah 6:16: Jeremiah 7:24

AL. Micah 6:16: Jeremiah 18:16; Micah 6:13

AM. Micah 6:16: Jeremiah 19:8; Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 25:18; Jeremiah 29:18

AN. Micah 6:16: Psalm 44:13; Jeremiah 51:51; Hosea 12:14