Micah 6:1–8

GOD’S LAWSUIT AGAINST JUDAH

6Now listen to what the Lord is saying:

Rise, plead your case before the mountains,

and let the hills hear your complaint.^C

²Listen to the Lord’s lawsuit,^am

you mountains and enduring foundations of the earth,^a

because the Lord has a case against his people,^b

and he will argue it against Israel.

³My people,^c what have I done to you,^d

or how have I wearied you?^e

Testify against me!

⁴Indeed, I brought you up^f from the land of Egypt

and redeemed you^g from that place of slavery.^h

I sent Moses,ⁱ Aaron, and Miriam^j ahead of you.

⁵My people,

remember what King Balak of Moab^k proposed,

what Balaam son of Beor answered him,^l

and what happened from the Acacia Grove^Am to Gilgalⁿ

so that you may acknowledge

the Lord’s righteous acts.^o

⁶What should I bring before the Lord^p

when I come to bow before God on high?

Should I come before him with burnt offerings,^q

with year-old calves?

⁷Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams^r

or with ten thousand streams of oil?

Should I give my firstborn for my transgression,^s

the offspring of my body for my own sin?

⁸Mankind, he has told each of you what is good^t

and what it is the Lord requires of you:^u

to act justly,^v

to love faithfulness,^w

and to walk humbly with your God.^x