Micah 6

CHAPTER 6

Yahweh’s Case Against His People

^11aListen now to what Yahweh is saying,

“Arise, plead your case ²before the mountains,

And let the hills ^3blisten to your voice.

²“^1aListen, you mountains, to the case of Yahweh,

And you enduring ^bfoundations of the earth,

Because ^cYahweh has a case against His people;

Even with Israel He will reprove.

³“^aMy people, ^bwhat have I done to you,

And ^chow have I wearied you? Answer Me.

⁴“Indeed, I ^abrought you up from the land of Egypt

And ^bransomed you from the house of slavery,

And I sent before you ^cMoses, Aaron, and ^dMiriam.

⁵“My people, remember now

What ^aBalak king of Moab counseled

And what Balaam son of Beor answered him,

And from ^bShittim to ^cGilgal,

So ¹that you might know the ^drighteous acts of Yahweh.”

What Yahweh Requires

^6aWith what shall I come before Yahweh

And bow myself before the God on high?

Shall I come before Him with ^bburnt offerings,

With yearling calves?

⁷Is Yahweh pleased with ^athousands of rams,

With ten thousand rivers of oil?

Shall I give my ^bfirstborn for my transgression,

The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

⁸He has ^atold you, O man, what is good;

And ^bwhat does Yahweh require of you

But to ^cdo justice, to ^dlove lovingkindness,

And to walk ^1ehumbly with your God?

⁹The voice of Yahweh will call to the city—

And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:

“Hear, O tribe. Who even has appointed ¹its time?

¹⁰“Is there yet a man in the wicked house,

Along with treasures of ^awickedness,

And a ^1bshort measure which is cursed?

¹¹“Can I purify wicked ^ascales

And a bag of deceptive weights?

¹²“For the rich men of ¹the city are full of ^aviolence,

And her inhabitants speak ^blies,

And their ^ctongue is deceitful in their mouth.

¹³“So also I will make you ^asick, striking you down,

^bDesolating you because of your sins.

¹⁴“You will eat, but you will ^anot be satisfied,

And your ¹vileness will be in your midst.

And you will try to remove something for safekeeping,

But you will ^bnot cause anything to escape,

And that which you do have escape, I will give to the sword.

¹⁵“You will sow but you will ^anot reap.

You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;

And the grapes, but you will ^bnot drink wine.

¹⁶“The statutes of ^aOmri

And all the works of the house of ^bAhab are kept;

And in their counsels you ^cwalk.

Therefore I will give you up as ^dan object of horror

And ¹your inhabitants as an ^eobject of hissing,

And you will bear the ^freproach of My people.”