Micah 6

Chapter 6

God’s Indictment of His People

¹Hear now what the Lord is saying,

“Arise, plead your case ¹before the mountains,

And let the hills hear your voice.

²“Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord,

And you enduring ^afoundations of the earth,

Because the ^bLord has a case against His people;

Even with Israel He will dispute.

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 the Lord.”

What God Requires of Man

^6aWith what shall I come to the Lord

And bow myself before the God on high?

Shall I come to Him with ^bburnt offerings,

With yearling calves?

⁷Does the Lord take delight in ^athousands of rams,

In ten thousand rivers of oil?

Shall I present my ^bfirstborn for my rebellious acts,

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

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

And ^bwhat does the Lord require of you

But to ^cdo justice, to ^dlove ¹kindness,

And to walk ^2ehumbly 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 ¹its time?

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

Along with treasures of ^awickedness

And a ^1bshort measure that is cursed?

¹¹“Can I justify wicked ^ascales

And a bag of deceptive weights?

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

Her residents 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.

You will try to remove for safekeeping,

But you will ^bnot preserve anything,

And what you do preserve 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 observed;

And in their devices you ^cwalk.

Therefore I will give you up for ^ddestruction

And ¹your inhabitants for ^ederision,

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