Mic 6:1-8 | ESV | STEP | Hear what the Lord says : Arise , plead your case before the mountains , and let the hills hear your voice .

Micah 6:1-8

The Indictment of the Lord

1 ^aHear what the Lord says:
Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice.
2 ^bHear, you mountains, ^cthe indictment of the Lord,
and you enduring foundations of the earth,
for the Lord has an indictment against his people,
and he will contend with Israel.
3 “O my people, ^dwhat have I done to you?
^eHow have I wearied you? Answer me!
4 For ^fI brought you up from the land of Egypt
and ^gredeemed you from the house of slavery,
and I sent before you Moses,
Aaron, and ^hMiriam.
5 O my people, remember ⁱwhat Balak king of Moab devised,
and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
and what happened from ^jShittim to Gilgal,
that you may know ^kthe righteous acts of the Lord.”

What Does the Lord Require?

6 ^l“With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow myself before ^mGod on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
7 ⁿWill the Lord be pleased with ^{▼▼Or Will the Lord accept} thousands of rams,
with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
^pShall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
and ^qwhat does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness, ^{▼▼Or steadfast love}
and to ^swalk humbly with your God?