Micah 6:1–8

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?