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New American Standard Bible 2020

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 by the Lord, And you enduring 2foundations of the earth, Because the 3Lord has a case against His people; And He will dispute with Israel.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, I 8redeemed you from the house of slavery, And I sent before you 9Moses, Aaron, and 10Miriam.5My people, remember now What 11Balak king of Moab planned And what Balaam son of Beor answered him, And what happened from 12Shittim to 13Gilgal, 14So that you might know the 15righteous acts of the Lord.”

What God Requires of Mankind

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 pleasure in 18thousands of rams, In ten thousand rivers of 19oil? Shall I give Him my 20firstborn for my wrongdoings, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?8He has 21told you, mortal one, what is good; And 22what does the Lord require of you But to 23do justice, to 24love 25kindness, And to walk 2627humbly with your God?

9The voice of the Lord will call to the city-- And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: “28Hear, you tribe. Who has designated 29its time?10Is there still a person in the wicked house, Along with treasures of 30wickedness, And a 3132short measure that is cursed?11Can I justify dishonest 33balances, And a bag of fraudulent weights?12For the rich people of 34the city are full of 35violence, Her residents speak 36lies, And their 37tongue is deceitful in their mouth.13So also I will make you 38sick, striking you down, 39Making you desolate because of your sins.14You will eat, but you will 40not be satisfied, And your filth will be in your midst. You will try to remove valuables for safekeeping, But you will 41not save it all, And what you do save I will turn over to the sword.15You will sow but you will 42not harvest. You will tread the olive press but will not anoint yourself with oil; And tread out sweet wine, but you will 43not drink any wine.16The statutes of 44Omri And every work of the house of 45Ahab are maintained, And you 46walk by their plans. Therefore I will give you up for 47destruction, And 48your inhabitants for 4950derision, And you will suffer the 51taunting 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 In order 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 I.e., olive oil ↩
  20. 20. Micah 6:7 Lev 18:21; 20:1-5; 2 Kin 16:3; Jer 7:31 ↩
  21. 21. Micah 6:8 Deut 30:15 ↩
  22. 22. Micah 6:8 Deut 10:12 ↩
  23. 23. Micah 6:8 Is 56:1; Jer 22:3 ↩
  24. 24. Micah 6:8 Hos 6:6 ↩
  25. 25. Micah 6:8 Or loyalty ↩
  26. 26. Micah 6:8 Or circumspectly ↩
  27. 27. Micah 6:8 Is 57:15; 66:2 ↩
  28. 28. Micah 6:9 Or Hear about the rod and who designated it ↩
  29. 29. Micah 6:9 Lit it ↩
  30. 30. Micah 6:10 Jer 5:26, 27; Amos 3:10 ↩
  31. 31. Micah 6:10 Lit shrunken ephah ↩
  32. 32. Micah 6:10 Ezek 45:9, 10; Amos 8:5 ↩
  33. 33. Micah 6:11 Lev 19:36; Hos 12:7 ↩
  34. 34. Micah 6:12 Lit her are ↩
  35. 35. Micah 6:12 Is 1:23; 5:7; Amos 6:3, 4; Mic 2:1, 2 ↩
  36. 36. Micah 6:12 Jer 9:2-6, 8; Hos 7:13; Amos 2:4 ↩
  37. 37. Micah 6:12 Is 3:8 ↩
  38. 38. Micah 6:13 Mic 1:9 ↩
  39. 39. Micah 6:13 Is 1:7; 6:11 ↩
  40. 40. Micah 6:14 Is 9:20 ↩
  41. 41. Micah 6:14 Is 30:6 ↩
  42. 42. Micah 6:15 Deut 28:38-40; Jer 12:13 ↩
  43. 43. Micah 6:15 Amos 5:11; Zeph 1:13 ↩
  44. 44. Micah 6:16 1 Kin 16:23-26 ↩
  45. 45. Micah 6:16 1 Kin 16:29-33 ↩
  46. 46. Micah 6:16 Jer 7:24 ↩
  47. 47. Micah 6:16 Jer 18:16; Mic 6:13 ↩
  48. 48. Micah 6:16 Lit her ↩
  49. 49. Micah 6:16 Lit whistling (in mockery) ↩
  50. 50. Micah 6:16 Jer 19:8; 25:9, 18; 29:18 ↩
  51. 51. Micah 6:16 Ps 44:13; Jer 51:51; Hos 12:14 ↩

Commentaries on Micah 6

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