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New American Standard Bible 1995

Micah 6

God’s Indictment of His People

1Hear now what the Lord is saying, “Arise, plead your case 1before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice.2Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord, And you enduring 2foundations of the earth, Because the 3Lord has a case against His people; Even with Israel He will dispute.34My people, 5what have I done to you, And 6how have I wearied you? Answer Me.4Indeed, I 7brought you up from the land of Egypt And 8ransomed you from the house of slavery, And I sent before you 9Moses, Aaron and 10Miriam.5My people, remember now What 11Balak king of Moab counseled And what Balaam son of Beor answered him, And from 12Shittim to 13Gilgal, So 14that you might know the 15righteous acts of the Lord.”

What God Requires of Man

616With what shall I come to the Lord And bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come to Him with 17burnt offerings, With yearling calves?7Does the Lord take delight in 18thousands of rams, In ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my 19firstborn for my rebellious acts, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?8He has 20told you, O man, what is good; And 21what does the Lord require of you But to 22do justice, to 23love 24kindness, And to walk 2526humbly with your God?

9The voice of the Lord will call to the city-- And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: “Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed 27its time?10Is there yet a man in the wicked house, Along with treasures of 28wickedness And a 2930short measure that is cursed?11Can I justify wicked 31scales And a bag of deceptive weights?12For the rich men of the 32city are full of 33violence, Her residents speak 34lies, And their 35tongue is deceitful in their mouth.13So also I will make you 36sick, striking you down, 37Desolating you because of your sins.14You will eat, but you will 38not be satisfied, And your 39vileness will be in your midst. You will try to remove for safekeeping, But you will 40not preserve anything, And what you do preserve I will give to the sword.15You will sow but you will 41not reap. You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil; And the grapes, but you will 42not drink wine.16The statutes of 43Omri And all the works of the house of 44Ahab are observed; And in their devices you 45walk. Therefore I will give you up for 46destruction And 47your inhabitants for 48derision, And you will bear the 49reproach of My people.”

Notes

  1. 1. Micah 6:1 Lit with ↩
  2. 2. Micah 6:2 2 Sam 22:16; Ps 104:5 ↩
  3. 3. Micah 6:2 Is 1:18; Hos 4:1; 12:2 ↩
  4. 4. Micah 6:3 Ps 50:7 ↩
  5. 5. Micah 6:3 Jer 2:5 ↩
  6. 6. Micah 6:3 Is 43:22, 23 ↩
  7. 7. Micah 6:4 Ex 12:51; 20:2 ↩
  8. 8. Micah 6:4 Deut 7:8 ↩
  9. 9. Micah 6:4 Ex 4:10-16; Ps 77:20 ↩
  10. 10. Micah 6:4 Ex 15:20 ↩
  11. 11. Micah 6:5 Num 22:5, 6 ↩
  12. 12. Micah 6:5 Num 25:1; Josh 2:1; 3:1 ↩
  13. 13. Micah 6:5 Josh 4:19; 5:9, 10 ↩
  14. 14. Micah 6:5 Lit to know ↩
  15. 15. Micah 6:5 1 Sam 12:7; Is 1:27 ↩
  16. 16. Micah 6:6 Ps 40:6-8 ↩
  17. 17. Micah 6:6 Ps 51:16, 17 ↩
  18. 18. Micah 6:7 Ps 50:9; Is 1:1; 40:16 ↩
  19. 19. Micah 6:7 Lev 18:21; 20:1-5; 2 Kin 16:3; Jer 7:31 ↩
  20. 20. Micah 6:8 Deut 30:15 ↩
  21. 21. Micah 6:8 Deut 10:12 ↩
  22. 22. Micah 6:8 Is 56:1; Jer 22:3 ↩
  23. 23. Micah 6:8 Hos 6:6 ↩
  24. 24. Micah 6:8 Or loyalty ↩
  25. 25. Micah 6:8 Or circumspectly ↩
  26. 26. Micah 6:8 Is 57:15; 66:2 ↩
  27. 27. Micah 6:9 Lit it ↩
  28. 28. Micah 6:10 Jer 5:26, 27; Amos 3:10 ↩
  29. 29. Micah 6:10 Lit shrunken ephah ↩
  30. 30. Micah 6:10 Ezek 45:9, 10; Amos 8:5 ↩
  31. 31. Micah 6:11 Lev 19:36; Hos 12:7 ↩
  32. 32. Micah 6:12 Lit her ↩
  33. 33. Micah 6:12 Is 1:23; 5:7; Amos 6:3, 4; Mic 2:1, 2 ↩
  34. 34. Micah 6:12 Jer 9:2-6, 8; Hos 7:13; Amos 2:4 ↩
  35. 35. Micah 6:12 Is 3:8 ↩
  36. 36. Micah 6:13 Mic 1:9 ↩
  37. 37. Micah 6:13 Is 1:7; 6:11 ↩
  38. 38. Micah 6:14 Is 9:20 ↩
  39. 39. Micah 6:14 Or possibly garbage or excreta ↩
  40. 40. Micah 6:14 Is 30:6 ↩
  41. 41. Micah 6:15 Deut 28:38-40; Jer 12:13 ↩
  42. 42. Micah 6:15 Amos 5:11; Zeph 1:13 ↩
  43. 43. Micah 6:16 1 Kin 16:25, 26 ↩
  44. 44. Micah 6:16 1 Kin 16:29-33 ↩
  45. 45. Micah 6:16 Jer 7:24 ↩
  46. 46. Micah 6:16 Jer 18:16; Mic 6:13 ↩
  47. 47. Micah 6:16 Lit her ↩
  48. 48. Micah 6:16 Jer 19:8; 25:9, 18; 29:18 ↩
  49. 49. Micah 6:16 Ps 44:13; Jer 51:51; Hos 12:14 ↩

Commentaries on Micah 6

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