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Micah 6:8
8But God has told us what is good. This is what the Lord wants from us: ‘You must be fair to other people,’ God says. ‘You must want to be kind. And you must be careful to do what I show you.’
Micah 6:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
- New International Version (NIV)He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
Context of Micah 6:8
6‘I come to meet with the Lord,’ you say. ‘I must know what to bring when I come. I bend down to worship him. I must know what to offer when I bend down. He is God and he is greater than everything. Perhaps he would like it if I burn young cows one year old for him. 7He might be happy with thousands of male sheep, or ten thousand rivers of olive oil. I have not obeyed God. I might even kill and burn my oldest son, because of that. I have done wrong things and I must pay God for that. Perhaps, if I give my own child to him, that will be enough to pay.’ But God has told us what is good. This is what the Lord wants from us: ‘You must be fair to other people,’ God says. ‘You must want to be kind. And you must be careful to do what I show you.’ 9The Lord shouts to the people in the city of Jerusalem. So it is good for us to listen carefully to what he says. ‘Listen to me, because I have the authority to punish you,’ God says. 10‘You bad people still hide valuable things that you have taken from other people. I will not forget this. You bad people use false weights to measure the food that you sell. I hate that.
Read all of Micah 6Micah 6:8 word by word
הִגִּ֥יד לְךָ֛ אָדָ֖ם מַה־טּ֑וֹב וּמָֽה־יְהוָ֞ה דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ מִמְּךָ֗ כִּ֣י אִם־עֲשׂ֤וֹת מִשְׁפָּט֙ וְאַ֣הֲבַת חֶ֔סֶד וְהַצְנֵ֥עַ לֶ֖כֶת עִם־אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He hath shewedנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- thee, O manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- and what doth the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- requireדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
- of thee, but to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- justlyמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
- and to loveאַהֲבָה'ahăbâh · loveH160
- mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- and to walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- humblyצָנַעtsâna‛ · be humbleH6800
- with thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Micah 6:8
- Romans 9:20But you are only human. You have no authority to speak against God like that. God has made you. A pot cannot speak against the person who made it! It cannot ask him, ‘Why did you make me like this?’
- 1 Corinthians 7:16If you are a Christian wife, you might save your husband. If you are a Christian husband, you might save your wife. But you can not be sure of what will happen.
- James 2:20You fool! If someone's faith does not lead them to do good things, it is not worth anything. You should know that!
- 1 Samuel 12:23As for me, I will not stop praying for you. That would be a sin against the Lord. I will teach you how to live in the right way.
- Nehemiah 9:13At Sinai mountain, you came down from heaven and you spoke to your people. You gave them your laws, rules and commands, which are good, fair and true.
- Psalms 73:28But as for me, it is good for me to stay near to God. I have gone to the Almighty Lord as the place where I can be safe. I will tell people about the great things that you have done.
- Lamentations 3:26It is good when people continue to hope. It is good when they quietly wait for the Lord, because he will save them.
- Luke 10:42But only one thing is really important. That is what Mary has chosen to do. Nobody will take it away from her.’
- Romans 7:16But I do not want to do those wrong things. So I am agreeing that God's Law is good.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16We ask our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, our Father, to help you. God has shown that he loves us very much. He has helped us to be brave and strong for all time. We continue to hope for the good things that will come. Yes, God has been very kind to us!
- Deuteronomy 10:12So, people of Israel, this is what the Lord your God wants you to do: You should respect him with fear. You should live in a way that pleases him. Love him and serve him in everything that you think and in everything that you do.
- Genesis 18:19I have chosen him so that he will teach my message to his children and their families. He will teach them to do what is right and what is fair. Then I, the Lord, will do for Abraham everything that I have promised to him.’
- 1 Samuel 15:22But Samuel said, ‘What makes the Lord happy? Which is better? Is he more pleased when people offer burnt offerings and sacrifices to him? Or is he more pleased when people obey him? Listen! It is better to obey the Lord than to offer sacrifices to him. That is true even if you offer to him the best animals that you have.
- Proverbs 21:3If you do what is right and fair, it pleases the Lord more than sacrifices.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13Now I have heard everything and this is what I have decided: Respect God and obey his commands. That is God's purpose for all people.
- Isaiah 1:16Wash yourselves and make yourselves clean! Remove your sins, so that I no longer see them. Stop doing evil things!
Commentaries on Micah 6:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He hath showed thee, O Man, what is good - All the modes of expiation which ye have proposed are, in the sight of God, unavailable; they cannot do away the evil, nor purify from the guilt of sin. He himself has shown thee what is good; that which is profitable to thee, and pleasing to himself. And what is that? Answer, Thou art: - I. To do justly; to give to all their due. 1. To God his due; thy heart, thy body, soul, and spirit; thy Wisdom…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8He hath shewed thee - Micah does not tell them now, as for the first time; which would have excused them. He says, He hath shewed thee; He, about whose mind and will and pleasure they were pretending to enquire, the Lord their God. He had shewn it to them. The law was full of it. He shewed it to them, when He said, And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 These verses seem to contain the substance of Balak's consultation with Balaam how to obtain the favour of Israel's God. Deep conviction of guilt and wrath will put men upon careful inquiries after peace and pardon, and then there begins to be some ground for hope of them. In order to God's being pleased with us, our care must be for an interest in the atonement of Christ, and that the sin by which we displease him may be taken away. What will…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Good means what is right in God's eyes. God is the source of all goodness (Genesis 1; Exodus 33:19; 34:6–7; Deuteronomy 12:28). what is good (Hebrew mishpat, often translated as "justice"): This means treating others fairly and without manipulation or oppression. mercy (Hebrew khesed): This is a deep, undeserved loyalty that defines God's holy character (see Psalm 136). Those who know God should act this way toward others (see Genesis 21:22–24; Joshua…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. He--Jehovah. hath showed thee--long ago, so that thou needest not ask the question as if thou hadst never heard (Mi 6:6; compare De 10:12; 30:11-14). what is good--"the good things to come" under Messiah, of which "the law had the shadow." The Mosaic sacrifices were but suggestive foreshadowings of His better sacrifice (He 9:23; 10:1). To have this "good" first "showed," or revealed by the Spirit, is the only basis for the superstructure of the moral…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Micah 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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