New American Standard Bible 2020

Micah 6:6-15

6 1With what shall I come to the Lord And bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come to Him with 2burnt offerings, With yearling calves?7Does the Lord take pleasure in 3thousands of rams, In ten thousand rivers of 4oil? Shall I give Him my 5firstborn for my wrongdoings, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?8He has 6told you, mortal one, what is good; And 7what does the Lord require of you But to 8do justice, to 9love 10kindness, And to walk 11 12humbly with your God?

9The voice of the Lord will call to the city-- And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: “13Hear, you tribe. Who has designated 14its time?10Is there still a person in the wicked house, Along with treasures of 15wickedness, And a 16 17short measure that is cursed?11Can I justify dishonest 18balances, And a bag of fraudulent weights?12For the rich people of 19the city are full of 20violence, Her residents speak 21lies, And their 22tongue is deceitful in their mouth.13So also I will make you 23sick, striking you down, 24Making you desolate because of your sins.14You will eat, but you will 25not be satisfied, And your filth will be in your midst. You will try to remove valuables for safekeeping, But you will 26not save it all, And what you do save I will turn over to the sword.15You will sow but you will 27not harvest. You will tread the olive press but will not anoint yourself with oil; And tread out sweet wine, but you will 28not drink any wine.

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Notes

1. Micah 6:6 Ps 40:6-8 ↩
2. Micah 6:6 Ps 51:16, 17 ↩
3. Micah 6:7 Ps 50:9; Is 1:1; 40:16 ↩
4. Micah 6:7 I.e., olive oil ↩
5. Micah 6:7 Lev 18:21; 20:1-5; 2 Kin 16:3; Jer 7:31 ↩
6. Micah 6:8 Deut 30:15 ↩
7. Micah 6:8 Deut 10:12 ↩
8. Micah 6:8 Is 56:1; Jer 22:3 ↩
9. Micah 6:8 Hos 6:6 ↩
10. Micah 6:8 Or loyalty ↩
11. Micah 6:8 Or circumspectly ↩
12. Micah 6:8 Is 57:15; 66:2 ↩
13. Micah 6:9 Or Hear about the rod and who designated it ↩
14. Micah 6:9 Lit it ↩
15. Micah 6:10 Jer 5:26, 27; Amos 3:10 ↩
16. Micah 6:10 Lit shrunken ephah ↩
17. Micah 6:10 Ezek 45:9, 10; Amos 8:5 ↩
18. Micah 6:11 Lev 19:36; Hos 12:7 ↩
19. Micah 6:12 Lit her are ↩
20. Micah 6:12 Is 1:23; 5:7; Amos 6:3, 4; Mic 2:1, 2 ↩
21. Micah 6:12 Jer 9:2-6, 8; Hos 7:13; Amos 2:4 ↩
22. Micah 6:12 Is 3:8 ↩
23. Micah 6:13 Mic 1:9 ↩
24. Micah 6:13 Is 1:7; 6:11 ↩
25. Micah 6:14 Is 9:20 ↩
26. Micah 6:14 Is 30:6 ↩
27. Micah 6:15 Deut 28:38-40; Jer 12:13 ↩
28. Micah 6:15 Amos 5:11; Zeph 1:13 ↩

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