God’s Indictment of His People
6 Hear now what the Lord is saying,
“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.
2 Listen, you mountains, to the indictment by the Lord,
And you enduring (A)foundations of the earth,
Because the (B)Lord has a case against His people;
And He will dispute with Israel.
3 (C)My people, (D)what have I done to you,
And (E)how have I wearied you? Answer Me.
4 Indeed, I (F)brought you up from the land of Egypt,
I (G)redeemed you from the house of slavery,
And I sent before you (H)Moses, Aaron, and (I)Miriam.
5 My people, remember now
What (J)Balak king of Moab planned
And what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
And what happened from (K)Shittim to (L)Gilgal,
So that you might know the (M)righteous acts of the Lord.”
What God Requires of Mankind
6 (N)With what shall I come to the Lord
And bow myself before the God on high?
Shall I come to Him with (O)burnt offerings,
With yearling calves?
7 Does the Lord take pleasure in (P)thousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I give Him my (Q)firstborn for my wrongdoings,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has (R)told you, mortal one, what is good;
And (S)what does the Lord require of you
But to (T)do justice, to (U)love kindness,
And to walk (V)humbly with your God?
9 The voice of the Lord will call to the city—
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“Hear, you tribe. Who has designated its time?
10 Is there still a person in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of (W)wickedness,
And a (X)short measure that is cursed?
11 Can I justify dishonest (Y)balances,
And a bag of fraudulent weights?
12 For the rich people of the city are full of (Z)violence,
Her residents speak (AA)lies,
And their (AB)tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 So also I will make you (AC)sick, striking you down,
(AD)Making you desolate because of your sins.
14 You will eat, but you will (AE)not be satisfied,
And your filth will be in your midst.
You will try to remove valuables for safekeeping,
But you will (AF)not save it all,
And what you do save I will turn over to the sword.
15 You will sow but you will (AG)not harvest.
You will tread the olive press but will not anoint yourself with oil;
And tread out sweet wine, but you will (AH)not drink any wine.
16 The statutes of (AI)Omri
And every work of the house of (AJ)Ahab are maintained,
And you (AK)walk by their plans.
Therefore I will give you up for (AL)destruction,
And your inhabitants for (AM)derision,
And you will suffer the (AN)taunting of My people.”
Footnotes
- Micah 6:1
- Micah 6:5
- Micah 6:7
- Micah 6:8
- Micah 6:8
- Micah 6:9
- Micah 6:9
- Micah 6:10
- Micah 6:12
- Micah 6:16
- Micah 6:16
Cross references
- Micah 6:2 : 2 Sam 22:16; Ps 104:5
- Micah 6:2 : Is 1:18; Hos 4:1; 12:2
- Micah 6:3 : Ps 50:7
- Micah 6:3 : Jer 2:5
- Micah 6:3 : Is 43:22, 23
- Micah 6:4 : Ex 12:51; 20:2
- Micah 6:4 : Deut 7:8
- Micah 6:4 : Ex 4:10-16; Ps 77:20
- Micah 6:4 : Ex 15:20
- Micah 6:5 : Num 22:5, 6
- Micah 6:5 : Num 25:1; Josh 2:1; 3:1
- Micah 6:5 : Josh 4:19; 5:9, 10
- Micah 6:5 : 1 Sam 12:7; Is 1:27
- Micah 6:6 : Ps 40:6-8
- Micah 6:6 : Ps 51:16, 17
- Micah 6:7 : Ps 50:9; Is 1:1; 40:16
- Micah 6:7 : Lev 18:21; 20:1-5; 2 Kin 16:3; Jer 7:31
- Micah 6:8 : Deut 30:15
- Micah 6:8 : Deut 10:12
- Micah 6:8 : Is 56:1; Jer 22:3
- Micah 6:8 : Hos 6:6
- Micah 6:8 : Is 57:15; 66:2
- Micah 6:10 : Jer 5:26, 27; Amos 3:10
- Micah 6:10 : Ezek 45:9, 10; Amos 8:5
- Micah 6:11 : Lev 19:36; Hos 12:7
- Micah 6:12 : Is 1:23; 5:7; Amos 6:3, 4; Mic 2:1, 2
- Micah 6:12 : Jer 9:2-6, 8; Hos 7:13; Amos 2:4
- Micah 6:12 : Is 3:8
- Micah 6:13 : Mic 1:9
- Micah 6:13 : Is 1:7; 6:11
- Micah 6:14 : Is 9:20
- Micah 6:14 : Is 30:6
- Micah 6:15 : Deut 28:38-40; Jer 12:13
- Micah 6:15 : Amos 5:11; Zeph 1:13
- Micah 6:16 : 1 Kin 16:23-26
- Micah 6:16 : 1 Kin 16:29-33
- Micah 6:16 : Jer 7:24
- Micah 6:16 : Jer 18:16; Mic 6:13
- Micah 6:16 : Jer 19:8; 25:9, 18; 29:18
- Micah 6:16 : Ps 44:13; Jer 51:51; Hos 12:14
