Micah 6 — Legacy Standard Bible

Yahweh’s Case Against His People

6¹^,^aListen now to what Yahweh is saying, “Arise, plead your case ²before the mountains,And let the hills ³^,^blisten to your voice.

²“¹^,^aListen, you mountains, to the case of Yahweh,And you enduring ^bfoundations of the earth,Because ^cYahweh has a case against His people;Even with Israel He will reprove.³“^aMy people, ^bwhat have I done to you,And ^chow have I wearied you? Answer Me.⁴“Indeed, I ^abrought you up from the land of EgyptAnd ^bransomed you from the house of slavery,And I sent before you ^cMoses, Aaron, and ^dMiriam.⁵“My people, remember nowWhat ^aBalak king of Moab counseledAnd what Balaam son of Beor answered him,And from ^bShittim to ^cGilgal,So ¹that you might know the ^drighteous acts of Yahweh.”

What Yahweh Requires

⁶^aWith what shall I come before YahwehAnd bow myself before the God on high?Shall I come before Him with ^bburnt offerings,With yearling calves?⁷Is Yahweh pleased with ^athousands of rams,With ten thousand rivers of oil?Shall I give my ^bfirstborn for my transgression,The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?⁸He has ^atold you, O man, what is good;And ^bwhat does Yahweh require of youBut to ^cdo justice, to ^dlove lovingkindness,And to walk ¹^,^ehumbly with your God?⁹The voice of Yahweh will call to the city—And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:“Hear, O tribe. Who even has appointed ¹its time?¹⁰“Is there yet a man in the wicked house,Along with treasures of ^awickedness,And a ¹^,^bshort measure which is cursed?¹¹“Can I purify wicked ^ascalesAnd a bag of deceptive weights?¹²“For the rich men of ¹the city are full of ^aviolence,And her inhabitants speak ^blies,And their ^ctongue is deceitful in their mouth.¹³“So also I will make you ^asick, striking you down,^bDesolating you because of your sins.¹⁴“You will eat, but you will ^anot be satisfied,And your ¹vileness will be in your midst.And you will try to remove something for safekeeping,But you will ^bnot cause anything to escape,And that which you do have escape, I will give to the sword.¹⁵“You will sow but you will ^anot reap.You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;And the grapes, but you will ^bnot drink wine.¹⁶“The statutes of ^aOmriAnd all the works of the house of ^bAhab are kept;And in their counsels you ^cwalk.Therefore I will give you up as ^dan object of horrorAnd ¹your inhabitants as an ^eobject of hissing,And you will bear the ^freproach of My people.”