Mic 6:6-9 | ESV | STEP | With what shall I come before the Lord , and bow myself before God on high ? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings , with calves a year old ?

Micah 6:6-9

What Does the Lord Require?

6 ^a“With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow myself before ^bGod on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
7 ^cWill the Lord be pleased with ^{▼▼Or Will the Lord accept} thousands of rams,
with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
^eShall 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 ^fwhat does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness, ^{▼▼Or steadfast love}
and to ^hwalk humbly with your God?

Destruction of the Wicked

9 The voice of the Lord cries to the city—
and it is sound wisdom to fear ⁱyour name:
“Hear of ^jthe rod and of him who appointed it! ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain}