Berean Standard Bible

Micah 6

1HearH8085 nowH4994 whatH834 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“AriseH6965, plead your caseH7378 beforeH854 the mountainsH2022,and let the hillsH1389 hearH8085 your voiceH6963.2HearH8085, O mountainsH2022, the LORD’sH3068 indictmentH7379 ,you enduringH386 foundationsH4144 of the earthH776.ForH3588 the LORDH3068 has a caseH7379 againstH5973 His peopleH5971,and He will argueH3198 it againstH5973 IsraelH3478:

3‘My peopleH5971, whatH4100 have I doneH6213 to you?TestifyH6030 against Me howH4100 I have wearied youH3811!4ForH3588 I brought you upH5927 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714and redeemed youH6299 from the houseH1004 of slaveryH5650.I sentH7971 MosesH4872 before youH6440 ,as well as AaronH175 and MiriamH4813.5My peopleH5971, rememberH2142 H4994 whatH4100 BalakH1111 kingH4428 of MoabH4124 counseledH3289and whatH4100 BalaamH1109 sonH1121 of BeorH1160 answeredH6030 .Remember your journey fromH4480 ShittimH7851 1 toH5704 GilgalH1537,so thatH4616 you may acknowledgeH3045 the righteousnessH6666 of the LORDH3068.’”

6With whatH4100 shall I come beforeH6923 the LORDH3068when I bowH3721 before the GodH430 on highH4791?Should I come to HimH6923 with burnt offeringsH5930,with year-oldH1121 H8141 calvesH5695?7Would the LORDH3068 be pleasedH7521 with thousandsH505 of ramsH352,with ten thousandH7233 riversH5158 of oilH8081?Shall I presentH5414 my firstbornH1060 for my transgressionH6588,the fruitH6529 of my bodyH990 for the sinH2403 of my soulH5315?

The Punishment of Israel

8He has shownH5046 you, O manH120, whatH4100 is goodH2896. And whatH4100 does the LORDH3068 requireH1875 of youH4480 H3588 butH518 to actH6213 justlyH4941, to loveH157 mercyH2617, and to walkH1980 humblyH6800 withH5973 your GodH430?

9The voiceH6963 of the LORDH3068 calls outH7121 to the cityH5892(and it is sound wisdomH8454 to fearH7200 Your nameH8034):“HeedH8085 the rodH4294and the OneH4310 who ordained itH3259.10Can I forget any longerH5750 H786,O houseH1004 of the wickedH7563,the treasuresH214 of wickednessH7562and the shortH7332 ephahH374, which is accursedH2194?11Can I excuseH2135 dishonestH7562 scalesH3976or bagsH3599 of falseH4820 weightsH68?12ForH834 the wealthy of the cityH6223are full ofH4390 violenceH2555,and its residentsH3427 speakH1696 liesH8267;their tonguesH3956 are deceitfulH7423 in their mouthsH6310.

13ThereforeH1571 IH589 am striking youH5221 severelyH2470,to ruin youH8074 because ofH5921 your sinsH2403.14YouH859 will eatH398 but notH3808 be satisfiedH7646,and your hungerH3445 will remain with youH7130.What you acquireH5253, you will notH3808 preserveH6403;and whatH834 you saveH6403, I will giveH5414 to the swordH2719.15YouH859 will sowH2232 but notH3808 reapH7114;youH859 will pressH1869 olivesH2132 but notH3808 anoint yourselvesH5480 with oilH8081;you will tread grapesH8492 but notH3808 drinkH8354 the wineH3196.16You have keptH8104 the statutesH2708 of OmriH6018and allH3605 the practicesH4639 of Ahab’sH256 houseH1004;you have followedH1980 their counselH4156.ThereforeH4616 I will makeH5414 youH853 a desolationH8047,and your inhabitantsH3427 an object of contemptH8322;you will bearH5375 the scornH2781 of the nationsH5971.2”