Micah 6:9

Micah 6:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Listen! The Lord is calling to the city— and to fear your name is wisdom— “Heed the rod and the One who appointed it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The voice of the Lord cries to the city— and it is sound wisdom to fear your name: "Hear of the rod and of him who appointed it!
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord’s voice cries to the city— Wisdom shall see Your name: “Hear the rod! Who has appointed it?

Context of Micah 6:9

7Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams or with endless streams of olive oil? Should I give him my firstborn child because of my rebellious acts? Should I give him my young child for my sin? 8You mortals, the Lord has told you what is good. This is what the Lord requires from you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to live humbly with your God. The voice of the Lord calls out to the city. (The fear of your name is wisdom.) “Listen, you tribe assembled in the city. 10I have cursed all the wicked people who use their money for evil and use inaccurate weights and measures. 11I cannot tolerate dishonest scales and bags filled with inaccurate weights.

Micah 6:9 word by word

ק֤וֹל יְהוָה֙ לָעִ֣יר יִקְרָ֔א וְתוּשִׁיָּ֖ה יִרְאֶ֣ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ שִׁמְע֥וּ מַטֶּ֖ה וּמִ֥י יְעָדָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• criethקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• unto the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• wisdomתּוּשִׁיָּהtûshîyâh tûshîyâh · wisdomH8454
• shall seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• ye the rodמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
• and who hath appointedיָעַדyâ‛ad · to appointH3259

Cross-references for Micah 6:9

• Micah 3:12Because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a pile of rubble, and the temple mountain will become a worship site covered with trees.
• Isaiah 24:10The ruined city lies desolate. The entrance to every house is barred shut.
• Isaiah 27:10The fortified city is isolated. The homestead is left deserted, abandoned like the desert. Calves will graze there. They will lie down. They will feed on the branches.
• Isaiah 32:13Mourn for my people’s land where thorns and briars will grow. Mourn for all the happy homes in a joyful city.
• Isaiah 40:6A voice called, “Call out!” I asked, “What should I call out?” “Call out: All people are like grass, and all their beauty is like a flower in the field.
• Isaiah 66:6Listen to the uproar from the city. Listen to the sound from the temple. It is the sound of the Lord paying back his enemies as they deserve.
• Jeremiah 19:11Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: I will smash these people and this city as this potter’s jar was smashed beyond repair. They will bury ⌞the dead⌟ in Topheth until there’s no other place to bury them.
• Jeremiah 26:6Then I will do to this temple what I did to Shiloh. I will turn this city into something that will be cursed by all the nations on earth.’ ”
• Jeremiah 37:8Then the Babylonians will return. They will attack the city, capture it, and burn it down.
• Hosea 13:16The people of Samaria are guilty as charged because they rebelled against their God. They will be killed in war, their children will be smashed to death, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.
• Amos 2:5I will send a fire on Judah and burn down the palaces of Jerusalem.
• Amos 3:8The lion has roared. Who isn’t afraid? The Almighty Lord has spoken. Who can keep from prophesying?
• Amos 6:1How horrible it will be for those who are at ease in Zion, for those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, and for the heads of the leading nations, to whom the nation of Israel comes.
• Jonah 3:4Jonah entered the city and walked for about a day. Then he said, “In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed.”
• Zephaniah 3:2It obeys no one. It does not accept correction. It does not trust the Lord. It does not draw close to its God.
• 2 Kings 22:11When the king heard what the book of the Teachings said, he tore his clothes ⌞in distress⌟.

Commentaries on Micah 6:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The Lord's voice crieth unto the city - No man is found to hear; but the man of wisdom will hear, תושיה tushiyah ; a word frequent in the writings of Solomon and Job, signifying wisdom, wealth, substance, reason, essence, happiness; any thing that is complete; or that which is substantial, in opposition to vanity, emptiness, mere show, unsubstantiality. When God speaks, the man of common sense, who has any knowledge of God or his own soul, will see thy…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The voice of the Lord crieth unto the city - that is, Jerusalem, as the metropolis of their wealth and their sin, the head and heart of their offending. “Crieth,” aloud, earnestly, intently, so that all might hear. So God says, “Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding pat forth her voice? She crieth at the gates, - unto you, O men, I cry, and my voice is to the sons of men” Proverbs 8:1, Proverbs 8:3-4; and Isaiah prophesied of John the Immerser, “the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 God, having showed how necessary it was that they should do justly, here shows how plain it was that they had done unjustly. This voice of the Lord says to all, Hear the rod when it is coming, before you see it, and feel it. Hear the rod when it is come, and you are sensible of the smart; hear what counsels, what cautions it speaks. The voice of God is to be heard in the rod of God. Those who are dishonest in their dealings shall never be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Wise people respect the Lord. God's voice invites everyone in Jerusalem to learn wisdom (compare Proverbs 1:7, 20, 28). Heed the rod … who ordained it: Assyria would carry out the Lord’s plan to destroy Samaria, while Babylon would be the instrument of destruction for Jerusalem (Micah 4:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. unto the city--Jerusalem. the man of wisdom--As in Pr 13:6, Hebrew, "sin" is used for "a man of sin," and in Psa 109:4, "prayer" for "a man of prayer"; so here "wisdom" for "the man of wisdom." shall see thy name--shall regard Thee, in Thy revelations of Thyself. Compare the end of Mi 2:7. God's "name" expresses the sum-total of His revealed attributes. Contrast with this Is 26:10, "will not behold the majesty of the Lord." Another reading is adopted…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 6:9

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Condescension of God
• Resignation

In the dictionaries

• Justly
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Micah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of

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