Micah 6
God’s Indictment of His People
1Hear now what the Lord is saying,“Arise, plead your case ▼
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before the mountains,And let the hills hear your voice.
2“Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord,
And you enduring bfoundations of the earth,
Because the cLord has a case against His people;
Even with Israel He will dispute.
3 d“My people, ewhat have I done to you,
And fhow have I wearied you? Answer Me.
4“Indeed, I gbrought you up from the land of Egypt
And hransomed you from the house of slavery,
And I sent before you iMoses, Aaron and jMiriam.
5“My people, remember now
What kBalak king of Moab counseled
And what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
And from lShittim to mGilgal,
So ▼
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that you might know the orighteous acts of the Lord.”What God Requires of Man
6 pWith what shall I come to the LordAnd bow myself before the God on high?
Shall I come to Him with qburnt offerings,
With yearling calves?
7Does the Lord take delight in rthousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I present my sfirstborn for my rebellious acts,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8He has ttold you, O man, what is good;
And uwhat does the Lord require of you
But to vdo justice, to wlove ▼
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kindness,And to walk ▼
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zhumbly with your God?9The voice of the Lord will call to the city—
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed ▼
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its time?10“Is there yet a man in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of abwickedness
And a ▼
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adshort measure that is cursed?11“Can I justify wicked aescales
And a bag of deceptive weights?
12“For the rich men of the ▼
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city are full of agviolence,Her residents speak ahlies,
And their aitongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13“So also I will make you ajsick, striking you down,
akDesolating you because of your sins.
14“You will eat, but you will alnot be satisfied,
And your ▼
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vileness will be in your midst.You will try to remove for safekeeping,
But you will annot preserve anything,
And what you do preserve I will give to the sword.
15“You will sow but you will aonot reap.
You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;
And the grapes, but you will apnot drink wine.
16“The statutes of aqOmri
And all the works of the house of arAhab are observed;
And in their devices you aswalk.
Therefore I will give you up for atdestruction
And ▼
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your inhabitants for avderision,And you will bear the awreproach of My people.”
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