Micah 6:2

Micah 6:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)“Hear, you mountains, the Lord’s accusation; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the Lord has a case against his people; he is lodging a charge against Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth, for the Lord has an indictment against his people, and he will contend with Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hear, O you mountains, the Lord’s complaint, And you strong foundations of the earth; For the Lord has a complaint against His people, And He will contend with Israel.

Context of Micah 6:2

1Listen to what the Lord says: “Get up! Defend yourself before the mountains! Present your case before the hills!” Hear the Lord’s accusation, you mountains, you enduring foundations of the earth! For the Lord has a case against his people; he has a dispute with Israel! 3“My people, how have I wronged you? How have I wearied you? Answer me! 4In fact, I brought you up from the land of Egypt, I delivered you from that place of slavery. I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to lead you.

Micah 6:2 word by word

שִׁמְע֤וּ הָרִים֙ אֶת־רִ֣יב יְהוָ֔ה וְהָאֵתָנִ֖ים מֹ֣סְדֵי אָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י רִ֤יב לַֽיהוָה֙ עִם־עַמּ֔וֹ וְעִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִתְוַכָּֽח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• ye, O mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• controversyרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379
• and ye strongאֵיתָן'êythân · strongH386
• foundationsמוֹסָדָהmôsâdâh môsâdâh · foundationH4146
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• with his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and he will pleadיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198
• with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Micah 6:2

• Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire has been kindled by my anger, and it burns to lowest Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and ignites the foundations of the mountains.
• 2 Samuel 22:8The earth heaved and shook; the foundations of the sky trembled. They heaved because he was angry.
• Psalms 104:5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be upended.
• Proverbs 8:29when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
• Jeremiah 31:37The Lord says, “I will not reject all the descendants of Israel because of all that they have done. That could only happen if the heavens above could be measured or the foundations of the earth below could all be explored,” says the Lord.
• Isaiah 1:18Come, let’s consider your options,” says the Lord. “Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool.
• Isaiah 5:3So now, residents of Jerusalem, people of Judah, you decide between me and my vineyard!
• Isaiah 43:26Remind me of what happened! Let’s debate! You, prove to me that you are right!
• Jeremiah 2:9“So, once more I will state my case against you,” says the Lord. “I will also state it against your children and grandchildren.
• Jeremiah 25:31The sounds of battle will resound to the ends of the earth. For the Lord will bring charges against the nations. He will pass judgment on all humankind and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war.’ The Lord so affirms it!
• Ezekiel 20:35I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
• Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites! For the Lord has a covenant lawsuit against the people of Israel. For there is neither faithfulness nor loyalty in the land, nor do they acknowledge God.
• Hosea 12:2The Lord also has a covenant lawsuit against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

Commentaries on Micah 6:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Hear ye, O mountains - Micah, as God's advocate, summons this people into judgment, and makes an appeal to inanimate creation against them. He had spoken to the priests, to the princes, to the people. He had done every thing that was necessary to make them wise, and holy, and happy; they had uniformly disobeyed, and were ever ungrateful. It was not consistent with either the justice or mercy of God to permit them to go on without reprehension and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Hear, ye strong (or, it may be, ye enduring,) foundations of the earth - Mountains and rocks carry the soul to times far away, before and after. They change net, like the habitable, cultivated, surface of the earth. There they were, before the existence of our short-lived generations; there they will be, until time shall cease to be. They have witnessed so many vicissitudes of human things, themselves unchanging. The prophet is directed to seize this…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2mountains … hills: All creation is called as a witness (see Joshua 24:27). In other ancient Near Eastern treaties, they called the gods of the countries as witnesses.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Lord's controversy--How great is Jehovah's condescension, who, though the supreme Lord of all, yet wishes to prove to worms of the earth the equity of His dealings (Is 5:3; 43:26).Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 6:2

• Condescension of God
• Reasoning

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Justly
• Controversy
• Hard; Hardiness; Harddiness; Hardly
• Micah (2)
• Plead
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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