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 by the Lord,
And you enduring ^bfoundations of the earth,
Because the ^cLord has a case against His people;
And He will dispute with Israel.
3 “ ^dMy 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,
I ^hredeemed 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 planned
And what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
And what happened from ^lShittim to ^mGilgal,
▼

▼Lit In order to know

So that you might know the ^orighteous acts of the Lord.”

What God Requires of Mankind

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 pleasure in ^rthousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of ▼

▼I.e., olive oil

oil?
Shall I give Him my ^tfirstborn for my wrongdoings,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has ^utold you, mortal one, what is good;
And ^vwhat does the Lord require of you
But to ^wdo justice, to ^xlove ▼

▼Or loyalty

kindness,
And to walk ▼

▼Or circumspectly

, ^aahumbly with your God?

9 The voice of the Lord will call to the city--
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“ ▼

▼Or Hear about the rod and who designated it

Hear, you tribe. Who has designated ▼

▼Lit it

its time?
10 “Is there still a person in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of ^adwickedness,
And a ▼

▼Lit shrunken ephah

, ^afshort measure that is cursed?
11 “Can I justify dishonest ^agbalances,
And a bag of fraudulent weights?
12 “For the rich people of ▼

▼Lit her are

the city are full of ^aiviolence,
Her residents speak ^ajlies,
And their ^aktongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 “So also I will make you ^alsick, striking you down,
^amMaking you desolate because of your sins.
14 “You will eat, but you will ^annot be satisfied,
And your filth will be in your midst.
You will try to remove valuables for safekeeping,
But you will ^aonot save it all,
And what you do save I will turn over to the sword.
15 “You will sow but you will ^apnot harvest.
You will tread the olive press but will not anoint yourself with oil;
And tread out sweet wine, but you will ^aqnot drink any wine.
16 “The statutes of ^arOmri
And every work of the house of ^asAhab are maintained,
And you ^atwalk by their plans.
Therefore I will give you up for ^audestruction,
And ▼

▼Lit her

your inhabitants for ▼

▼Lit whistling (in mockery)

, ^axderision,
And you will suffer the ^aytaunting of My people.”