Micah 6:1–8

God Pleads with Israel

6Hear now what the Lord says:

“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,

And let the hills hear your voice.

^2aHear, O you mountains, ^bthe Lord’s complaint,

And you strong foundations of the earth;

For ^cthe Lord has a complaint against His people,

And He will ¹contend with Israel.

³“O My people, what ^dhave I done to you?

And how have I ^ewearied you?

Testify against Me.

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

I redeemed you from the house of bondage;

And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

⁵O My people, remember now

What ^gBalak king of Moab counseled,

And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,

From ²Acacia Grove to Gilgal,

That you may know ^hthe righteousness of the Lord.”

⁶With what shall I come before the Lord,

And bow myself before the High God?

Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings,

With calves a year old?

⁷ⁱWill the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,

Ten thousand ^jrivers of oil?

^kShall I give my firstborn for my transgression,

³The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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

And what does the Lord require of you

But ^mto do justly,

To love ⁴mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God?