Psa 81:8, Isa 1:18, Jer 2:4-5, 9, Mic 6:1-8 | ESV | STEP | Hear , O my people , while I admonish you! O Israel , if you would but listen to me!

Psalms 81:8

8 ^aHear, O my people, while I admonish you!
O Israel, if you would but listen to me!

Isaiah 1:18

18 “Come now, ^blet us reason ^{▼▼Or dispute} together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as ^dwhite as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.

Jeremiah 2:4-5

4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of Israel. 5 Thus says the Lord:

^e“What wrong did your fathers find in me
that they went far from me,
^fand went after ^gworthlessness, and became worthless?

Jeremiah 2:9

9 “Therefore ^hI still contend with you,

declares the Lord,
and ⁱwith your children’s children I will contend.

Micah 6:1-8

The Indictment of the Lord

1 ^jHear what the Lord says:
Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice.
2 ^kHear, you mountains, ^lthe 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, ^mwhat have I done to you?
ⁿHow have I wearied you? Answer me!
4 For ^oI brought you up from the land of Egypt
and ^predeemed you from the house of slavery,
and I sent before you Moses,
Aaron, and ^qMiriam.
5 O my people, remember ^rwhat Balak king of Moab devised,
and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
and what happened from ^sShittim to Gilgal,
that you may know ^tthe righteous acts of the Lord.”

What Does the Lord Require?

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