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Micah 6:8
8He has told you, humanity, what is good, and what Adonai is seeking from you: Only to practice justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
- New International Version (NIV)He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
Context of Micah 6:8
6With what shall I come before Adonai? With what shall I bow myself before God on high? Shall I present Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? 7Will Adonai be pleased with thousands of rams, with hordes of rivers of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my belly for the sin of my soul? He has told you, humanity, what is good, and what Adonai is seeking from you: Only to practice justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. 9The voice of Adonai calls to the city— it is wisdom to fear Your Name— “Pay attention to the rod and to the One who appointed it.” 10Does the house of the wicked still have treasures of wickedness? Or is an undersized ephah denounced?
Read all of Micah 6Micah 6:8 word by word
הִגִּ֥יד לְךָ֛ אָדָ֖ם מַה־טּ֑וֹב וּמָֽה־יְהוָ֞ה דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ מִמְּךָ֗ כִּ֣י אִם־עֲשׂ֤וֹת מִשְׁפָּט֙ וְאַ֣הֲבַת חֶ֔סֶד וְהַצְנֵ֥עַ לֶ֖כֶת עִם־אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He hath shewedנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- thee, O manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- and what doth the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- requireדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
- of thee, but to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- justlyמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
- and to loveאַהֲבָה'ahăbâh · loveH160
- mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- and to walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- humblyצָנַעtsâna‛ · be humbleH6800
- with thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Micah 6:8
- Romans 9:20But who in the world are you, O man, who talks back to God? Will what is formed say to the one who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”
- 1 Corinthians 7:16For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
- James 2:20But do you want to know, you empty person, that faith without works is dead?
- 1 Samuel 12:23Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Adonai by ceasing to pray for you! Yet I will keep instructing you in the good and straight way.
- Nehemiah 9:13“You descended on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just judgments, reliable laws, and good statutes and mitzvot.
- Psalms 73:28But for me, it is good to be near God. I have made my Lord Adonai my refuge. So I will tell of all Your works.
- Lamentations 3:26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of Adonai.
- Luke 10:42but only one thing is necessary. For Miriam has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
- Romans 7:16But if I do what I do not want to do, then I agree with the Torah—that it is good.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Yeshua the Messiah Himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,
- Deuteronomy 10:12“So now, O Israel, what does Adonai your God require of you, but to fear Adonai your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
- Genesis 18:19For I have made myself known to him so that he will command his sons and his household after him to keep the way of Adonai by doing righteousness and justice, so that Adonai may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”
- 1 Samuel 15:22Samuel said: “Does Adonai delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of Adonai? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay heed than the fat of rams.
- Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Adonai than sacrifice.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13A final word, when all has been heard: Fear God and keep His mitzvot! For this applies to all mankind.
- Isaiah 1:16“Wash and make yourselves clean. Put away the evil of your deeds from before My eyes. Cease to do evil.
Commentaries on Micah 6:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He hath showed thee, O Man, what is good - All the modes of expiation which ye have proposed are, in the sight of God, unavailable; they cannot do away the evil, nor purify from the guilt of sin. He himself has shown thee what is good; that which is profitable to thee, and pleasing to himself. And what is that? Answer, Thou art: - I. To do justly; to give to all their due. 1. To God his due; thy heart, thy body, soul, and spirit; thy Wisdom…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8He hath shewed thee - Micah does not tell them now, as for the first time; which would have excused them. He says, He hath shewed thee; He, about whose mind and will and pleasure they were pretending to enquire, the Lord their God. He had shewn it to them. The law was full of it. He shewed it to them, when He said, And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 These verses seem to contain the substance of Balak's consultation with Balaam how to obtain the favour of Israel's God. Deep conviction of guilt and wrath will put men upon careful inquiries after peace and pardon, and then there begins to be some ground for hope of them. In order to God's being pleased with us, our care must be for an interest in the atonement of Christ, and that the sin by which we displease him may be taken away. What will…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Good means what is right in God's eyes. God is the source of all goodness (Genesis 1; Exodus 33:19; 34:6–7; Deuteronomy 12:28). what is good (Hebrew mishpat, often translated as "justice"): This means treating others fairly and without manipulation or oppression. mercy (Hebrew khesed): This is a deep, undeserved loyalty that defines God's holy character (see Psalm 136). Those who know God should act this way toward others (see Genesis 21:22–24; Joshua…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. He--Jehovah. hath showed thee--long ago, so that thou needest not ask the question as if thou hadst never heard (Mi 6:6; compare De 10:12; 30:11-14). what is good--"the good things to come" under Messiah, of which "the law had the shadow." The Mosaic sacrifices were but suggestive foreshadowings of His better sacrifice (He 9:23; 10:1). To have this "good" first "showed," or revealed by the Spirit, is the only basis for the superstructure of the moral…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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