NASB — Micah 6 — KJV

God’s Indictment of His People

  1 Hear° now° what° the LORD° is saying°,
  “Arise°, plead° your case° Ibefore° 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°.
  3aMy 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° Ithat you might know° the drighteous° acts° of the LORD°.”

[1] ILit with
[2] a2S 22:16; Ps 104:5 bIs 1:18; Ho 4:1; 12:2
[3] aPs 50:7 bJr 2:5 cIs 43:22, 23
[4] aEx 12:51; 20:2 bDt 7:8 cEx 4:10-16; Ps 77:20 dEx 15:20
[5] ILit to know aNu 22:5, 6 bNu 25:1; Jsh 2:1; 3:1 cJsh 4:19; 5:9, 10 d1S 12:7; Is 1:27

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°?
  7 Does 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°?
  8 He has atold° you, O man°, what° is good°;
  And bwhat° does the LORD° require° of you
  But to cdo° justice°, to dlove° Ikindness°,
  And to walk° IIehumbly° with your God°?

[6] aPs 40:6-8 bPs 51:16, 17
[7] aPs 50:9; Is 1:1; 40:16 bLv 18:21; 20:1-5; 2K 16:3; Jr 7:31
[8] IOr loyalty IIOr circumspectly aDt 30:15 bDt 10:12 cIs 56:1; Jr 22:3 dHo 6:6 eIs 57:15; 66:2

  9 ¶ The voice° of the LORD° will call° to the city°
  And it is sound° wisdom° to fear° Your name°:
  “Hear°, O tribe°. Who° has appointed° Iits time?
  10 “Is there yet° a man° in the wicked° house°,
  [Along with] treasures° of awickedness°
  And a Ibshort° measure° [that is] cursed°?
  11 “Can I justify° wicked° ascales°
  And a bag° of deceptive° weights°?
  12 “For the rich° men° of [the] Icity 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 Ivileness° 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 Iyour inhabitants° for ederision°,
  And you will bear° the freproach° of My people°.”

[9] ILit it
[10] ILit shrunken ephah aJr 5:26, 27; Am 3:10 bEzk 45:9, 10; Am 8:5
[11] aLv 19:36; Ho 12:7
[12] ILit her aIs 1:23; 5:7; Am 6:3, 4; Mi 2:1, 2 bJr 9:2-6, 8; Ho 7:13; Am 2:4 cIs 3:8
[13] aMi 1:9 bIs 1:7; 6:11
[14] IOr possibly garbage or excreta aIs 9:20 bIs 30:6
[15] aDt 28:38-40; Jr 12:13 bAm 5:11; Zp 1:13
[16] ILit her a1K 16:25, 26 b1K 16:29-33 cJr 7:24 dJr 18:16; Mi 6:13 eJr 19:8; 25:9, 18; 29:18 fPs 44:13; Jr 51:51; Ho 12:14


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God's controversy for unkindness,

1 ¶ Hearºª ye now²² what² the LORDº saith;ºª Arise,ºª contendºª thou before² the mountains,º and let the hillsº hearºª thy voice.º 2 Hearºª ye, O mountains,º² the LORD'Sº controversy,º and ye strongº foundationsº of the earth:º for² the LORDº hath a controversyº with² his people,º and he will pleadºª with² Israel.º 3 O my people,º what² have I doneºª unto thee? and wherein² have I weariedºª thee? testifyºª against me. 4 For² I brought thee upºª out of the landº² of Egypt,º and redeemedºª thee out of the houseº² of servants;º and I sentºª beforeº thee² Moses,º Aaron,º and Miriam.º 5 O my people,º rememberºª now² what² Balakº kingº of Moabº consulted,ºª and what² Balaamº the sonº of Beorº answeredºª him from² Shittimº unto² Gilgal;º that² ye may knowºª the righteousnessº of the LORD.º

[1] Dt 4:26; 32:1; 1S 15:16; Ps 50:1, 4; Is 1:2; 2:12; Jr 13:15; 22:29; Ezk 36:1, 8; 37:4; Am 3:1; Mi 1:2, 4; 6:1, 3, 6, 8; Lk 19:40; He 3:7.
[2] Dt 32:22; 2S 22:8, 16; Ps 104:5; Pv 8:29; Is 1:18; 5:3; 43:26; Jr 2:9, 29; 25:31; 31:37; Ezk 20:35; Ho 4:1; 12:2.
[3] Ps 50:7; 51:4; 81:8, 13; Is 43:22; Jr 2:5, 31; Mi 6:5; Ro 3:4, 19.
[4] Ex 12:51; 14:30; 15:20; 20:2; Nu 12:1; Dt 4:20, 34; 5:6; 7:8; 9:26; 15:15; 24:18; 2S 7:23; Ne 9:9; Ps 78:51; 106:7; 136:10; Is 63:9; Jr 32:21; Ezk 20:5; Am 2:10; Ac 7:36.
[5] Nu 22:1, 41; 23:13, 27; 25:1; 31:8, 16; 33:49; Dt 8:2, 18; 9:7; 16:3; 23:4; Jsh 4:19; 5:9; 10:42; 24:9; Jg 5:11; Ps 36:10; 71:15, 19; 103:1; 111:4; 143:11; Ro 3:25; Ep 2:11; 2P 2:15; 1Jn 1:9; Jde 1:11; Rv 2:14.

for ignorance,

6 ¶ Wherewith² shall I come beforeºª the LORD,º [and] bow¹ª myself² before the highº God?º shall I come beforeºª him with burnt offerings,º with calvesº of a yearº old?º 7 Will the LORDº be pleasedºª with thousandsº of rams,º [or] with ten thousandsº of riversº of oil?º shall I giveºª my firstbornº [for] my transgression,º the fruitº of my bodyº [for] the sinº of my soul?º 8 He hath shewedºª thee, O man,º what² [is] good;º and what² doth the LORDº requireºª of² thee, but²² to doºª justly,º and to love¹² mercy,º and to walk¹ª² humblyºª with² thy God?º 9 The LORD'Sº voiceº criethºª unto the city,º and [the man of] wisdomº shall seeºª thy name:º hearºª ye the rod,º and who² hath appointedºª it.

[6] Gn 14:18; Ex 12:5; Lv 1:3; Nu 23:1, 14, 29; 2S 21:3; Ps 22:29; 95:6; Dn 3:26; 4:9; 5:18, 21; Mt 19:16; Mk 5:7; Lk 10:25; Jn 6:26; Ac 2:37; 16:17, 30; Ro 10:2; Ep 3:14; He 10:4.
[7] Jg 11:31, 39; 1S 15:22; 2K 3:27; 16:3; 21:6; 23:10; Jb 29:6; Ps 10:8; 50:9; 51:16; Is 1:11; 40:16; Jr 7:21, 31; 19:5; Ezk 16:20; 23:37; Ho 6:6; Am 5:22; Phm 1:12.
[8] Gn 5:22; 18:19; Lv 26:41; Dt 10:12; 1S 12:23; 15:22; 2Ch 30:11; 32:26; 33:12, 19, 23; 34:27; Ne 9:13; Ps 37:26; 73:28; 112:4, 9; Pv 21:3; Ec 12:13; Is 1:16; 57:1, 15; 58:6; 66:2; Jr 7:3; Lm 3:26; Ezk 16:63; Dn 4:37; Ho 6:6; 12:6; Am 5:24; Zp 2:3; Mt 3:8; 5:3, 7; 18:32; Mk 12:30; Lk 6:36; 10:42; 11:42; 18:13; Ro 7:16; 9:20; 10:1; 1Co 7:16; Ep 4:32; Col 3:12; 2Th 2:16; Tit 2:11; Jm 2:20; 4:6; 1P 3:8; 5:5; 2P 1:5.
[9] Ex 34:5; 2S 21:1; 2K 22:11; Jb 5:6, 17; 10:2; Ps 9:16; 48:10; 83:18; 107:43; Pv 22:3; Is 9:13; 10:5; 24:10; 26:11; 27:10; 30:27; 32:13; 40:6; 66:6; Jr 14:18; 19:11; 26:6, 18; 37:8; Lm 3:39; Ho 13:16; 14:9; Jol 2:11; Am 2:5; 3:8; 4:6; 6:1; Jna 3:4, 5; Mi 3:12; Zp 3:2; Hg 1:5; Rv 3:19.

for injustice,

10 ¶ Are thereº yet² the treasuresº of wickednessºª¹ in the houseº of the wicked,º and the scantº measureº [that is] abominable?ºª 11 Shall I count [them] pureºª with the wickedº balances,º and with the bagº of deceitfulº weights?º 12 For² the rich menº thereof are fullºª of violence,º and the inhabitantsºª thereof have spokenºª lies,º and their tongueº [is] deceitfulº in their mouth.º 13 Therefore also² will I² make [thee] sickºª in smitingºª thee, in making [thee] desolateºª because of² thy sins.º 14 Thou² shalt eat,ºª but not² be satisfied;ºª and thy casting downº [shall be] in the midstº of thee; and thou shalt take hold,ºª but shalt not² deliver;ºª and [that] which² thou deliverestºª will I give upºª to the sword.º 15 Thou² shalt sow,ºª but thou shalt not² reap;ºª thou² shalt treadºª the olives,º but thou shalt not² anointºª thee with oil;º and sweet wine,º but shalt not² drinkºª wine.º

[10] Lv 19:35; Dt 25:13; Jsh 7:1; 2K 5:23; Pv 10:2; 11:1; 20:10, 23; 21:6; Jr 5:26; Ezk 45:9; Ho 12:7; Am 3:10; 8:5; Hab 2:5; Zp 1:9; Zc 5:3; Jm 5:1.
[11] Pv 16:11; Ho 12:7.
[12] Is 1:23; 5:7; 59:3; Jr 5:5, 26; 6:6; 9:2, 8; Ezk 22:6, 25; Ho 4:1; 7:1, 13; Am 5:11; 6:1; Mi 2:1; 3:1, 9; 7:2; Zp 3:3; Ro 3:13.
[13] Lv 26:16; Dt 28:21; Jb 33:19; Ps 107:17; Is 1:5; Jr 14:18; Lm 1:13; 3:11; Ho 5:9; 13:16; Ac 12:23.
[14] Lv 26:26; Dt 32:22; Is 3:6; 24:17; 65:13; Jr 48:44; Ezk 4:16; 5:12; Ho 4:10; Am 2:14; 9:1; Hg 1:6; 2:16.
[15] Lv 26:20; Dt 28:38; Is 62:8; 65:21; Jr 12:13; Jol 1:10; Am 5:11; Zp 1:13; Hg 1:6.

and for idolatry.

16 ¶ For the statutesº of Omriº are kept,ºª and all² the worksº of the houseº of Ahab,º and ye walk¹ª² in their counsels;º that² I should makeºª thee a desolation,º and the inhabitantsºª thereof an hissing:º therefore ye shall bearºª the reproachº of my people.º

[16] 1K 9:8; 16:25, 30; 18:4; 21:25; 2K 16:3; 21:3; 2Ch 29:8; 34:25; Ps 1:1; 44:13; Is 9:16; 25:8; Jr 7:24; 18:15; 19:8; 21:8; 51:51; Lm 5:1; Ezk 8:17; 39:26; Dn 9:16; Ho 5:11; Rv 2:20.


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