New King James Version
Micah 6:3
3“O My people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you? Testify against Me.
Micah 6:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
- New International Version (NIV)“My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"O my people, what have I done to you? How have I wearied you? Answer me!
- New Living Translation (NLT)“O my people, what have I done to you? What have I done to make you tired of me? Answer me!
Context of Micah 6:3
1Hear now what the Lord says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice. 2Hear, 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. “O My people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you? Testify against Me. 4For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, I redeemed you from the house of bondage; And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. 5O My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, From Acacia Grove to Gilgal, That you may know the righteousness of the Lord.”
Read all of Micah 6Micah 6:3 word by word
עַמִּ֛י מֶה־עָשִׂ֥יתִי לְךָ֖ וּמָ֣ה הֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָ עֲנֵ֥ה בִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Micah 6:3
- Micah 6:5O My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, From Acacia Grove to Gilgal, That you may know the righteousness of the Lord.”
- Psalms 50:7“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you; I am God, your God!
- Psalms 81:8“Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me!
- Jeremiah 2:5Thus says the Lord: “What injustice have your fathers found in Me, That they have gone far from Me, Have followed idols, And have become idolaters?
- Isaiah 43:22“But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob; And you have been weary of Me, O Israel.
- Psalms 51:4Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.
- Romans 3:4Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: “That You may be justified in Your words, And may overcome when You are judged.”
Commentaries on Micah 6:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3O my people, what have I done unto thee? - They are called to show why God should not pronounce sentence upon them. This condescension is truly astonishing! God appears to humble himself to his creatures. You have acted basely, treacherously, and ungratefully to me; this had already been proved by the prophets. What cause have I given you for such conduct? I have required a religious service from you; but have I wearied you by a fatiguing round of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3O My people - This one tender word, twice repeated, contains in one a whole volume of reproof. It sets before the eyes God‘s choice of them of His free grace, and the whole history of His loving-kindness, if so they could be ashamed of their thanklessness and turn to Him. “Mine,” He says, “ye are by creation, by Providence, by great deliverances and by hourly love and guardianship, by gifts of nature, the world, and grace; such things have I done for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3wearied you!: The Lord asks if he has done anything to make Israel turn away from him. However, their disrespect for God comes from their own lack of gratitude (Micah 6:4–5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. my people--the greatest aggravation of their sin, that God always treated them, and still treats them, as His people. what have I done unto thee?--save kindness, that thou revoltest from Me (Jr 2:5, 31). wherein have I wearied thee?--What commandments have I enjoined that should have wearied thee as irksome (1Jo 5:3)?Read the comment
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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
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