Mic 6 | NASB1995 | STEP | Hear now what the Lord is saying , “ Arise , plead your case before the mountains , And let the hills hear your voice .

Micah 6

God’s Indictment of His People

1 Hear now what the Lord is saying,
“Arise, plead your case ^{▼▼ Lit with}before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.
2 “Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord,
And you enduring ^bfoundations of the earth,
Because the ^cLord has a case against His people;
Even with Israel He will dispute.
3 ^d“My people, ^ewhat have I done to you,
And ^fhow have I wearied you? Answer Me.
4 “Indeed, I ^gbrought you up from the land of Egypt
And ^hransomed you from the house of slavery,
And I sent before you ⁱMoses, Aaron and ^jMiriam.
5 “My people, remember now
What ^kBalak king of Moab counseled
And what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
And from ^lShittim to ^mGilgal,
So ^{▼▼ Lit to know}that you might know the ^orighteous acts of the Lord.”

What God Requires of Man

6 ^pWith what shall I come to the Lord
And bow myself before the God on high?
Shall I come to Him with ^qburnt offerings,
With yearling calves?
7 Does the Lord take delight in ^rthousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I present my ^sfirstborn for my rebellious acts,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has ^ttold you, O man, what is good;
And ^uwhat does the Lord require of you
But to ^vdo justice, to ^wlove ^{▼▼ Or loyalty}kindness,
And to walk ^{▼▼ Or circumspectly
,} ^zhumbly with your God?

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 ^{▼▼ Lit it}its time?
10 “Is there yet a man in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of ^abwickedness
And a ^{▼▼ Lit shrunken ephah
,} ^adshort measure that is cursed?
11 “Can I justify wicked ^aescales
And a bag of deceptive weights?
12 “For the rich men of the ^{▼▼ Lit her}city are full of ^agviolence,
Her residents speak ^ahlies,
And their ^aitongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 “So also I will make you ^ajsick, striking you down,
^akDesolating you because of your sins.
14 “You will eat, but you will ^alnot be satisfied,
And your ^{▼▼ Or possibly garbage or excreta}vileness will be in your midst.
You will try to remove for safekeeping,
But you will ^annot preserve anything,
And what you do preserve I will give to the sword.
15 “You will sow but you will ^aonot reap.
You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;
And the grapes, but you will ^apnot drink wine.
16 “The statutes of ^aqOmri
And all the works of the house of ^arAhab are observed;
And in their devices you ^aswalk.
Therefore I will give you up for ^atdestruction
And ^{▼▼ Lit her}your inhabitants for ^avderision,
And you will bear the ^awreproach of My people.”