Micah 6
6
God’s Lawsuit against Judah
1Now listen to what the Lord is saying:
Rise, plead your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice.
2Listen to the Lord’s lawsuit, # Is 3:13; Jr 2:9
you mountains and enduring foundations of the earth, # 2Sm 22:16; Ps 104:5
because the Lord has a case against His people, # Is 1:18; Hs 4:1; 12:2
and He will argue it against Israel.
3My people, # Ps 50:7 what have I done to you, # Jr 2:5
or how have I wearied you? # Is 43:22-23
Testify against Me!
4Indeed, I brought you up # Ex 12:51; 20:2 from the land of Egypt
and redeemed you # Dt 7:8 from that place of slavery. # Ex 20:2
I sent Moses, # Ps 77:20 Aaron, and Miriam # Ex 15:20 ahead of you.
5My people,
remember what Balak king of Moab # Nm 22:5-6 proposed,
what Balaam son of Beor answered him, # Nm 22–24
and what happened from the Acacia Grove # Or Shittim # Nm 25:1; Jos 2:1; 3:1 to Gilgal # Jos 4:19; 5:9-10
so that you may acknowledge
the Lord’s righteous acts. # 1Sm 12:7; Ps 103:6; Is 1:27
6What should I bring before the Lord # Ps 40:6-8
when I come to bow before God on high?
Should I come before Him with burnt offerings, # Ps 51:16-17
with year-old calves?
7Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams # Ps 50:9; Is 40:16
or with ten thousand streams of oil?
Should I give my firstborn for my transgression, # Lv 18:21; 20:1-5; Jr 7:31
the child of my body for my own sin?
8Mankind, He has told you what is good # Dt 30:15
and what it is the Lord requires of you: # Dt 10:12
to act justly, # Is 56:1; Jr 22:3; Mt 23:23
to love faithfulness, # Hs 6:6
and to walk humbly with your God. # Is 57:15; 66:2
Verdict of Judgment
9The voice of Yahweh calls out to the city # = Jerusalem
(and it is wise to fear Your name):
“Pay attention to the rod
and the One who ordained it. # Or attention, you tribe. Who has ordained it? ; Hb obscure
10Are there still # Hb obscure the treasures of wickedness # Jr 5:26-27; Am 3:10
and the accursed short measure # Ezk 45:9-10; Am 8:5
in the house of the wicked?
11Can I excuse wicked scales
or bags of deceptive weights? # Lv 19:36; Hs 12:7
12For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, # Is 1:23; 5:7; Am 6:3-4; Mc 2:1-2
and its residents speak lies; # Jr 9:2-6,8; Hs 7:13; Am 2:4
the tongues in their mouths are deceitful. # Is 3:8
13“As a result, I have begun to strike you severely, # LXX, Aq, Theod, Syr, Vg; MT reads I have made you sick by striking you down # Mc 1:9
bringing desolation because of your sins. # Is 1:7; 6:11
14You will eat but not be satisfied, # Is 9:20
for there will be hunger within you.
What you acquire, you cannot save, # Is 30:6
and what you do save,
I will give to the sword. # Hb obscure
15You will sow but not reap; # Dt 28:38-40; Jr 12:13
you will press olives
but not anoint yourself with oil;
and you will tread grapes
but not drink the wine. # Am 5:11; Zph 1:13
16The statutes of Omri
and all the practices of Ahab’s house
have been observed;
you have followed their policies. # 1Kg 16:25-34; 2Kg 21:3; 2Ch 21:6,13; Jr 7:24
Therefore, I will make you a desolate place # Jr 18:16
and the city’s # Lit and its residents an object of contempt; # Lit residents a hissing # Jr 19:8; 25:9,18; 29:18
you will bear the scorn of My people.” # LXX reads of the peoples # Ps 44:13; Jr 51:51; Hs 12:14
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Micah 6
6
1Listen now to what Yahweh says:
“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear what you have to say.
2Hear, you mountains, Yahweh’s indictment,
and you enduring foundations of the earth;
for Yahweh has a case against his people,
and he will contend with Israel.
3My people, what have I done to you?
How have I burdened you?
Answer me!
4For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt,
and redeemed you out of the house of bondage.
I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised,
and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim to Gilgal,
that you may know the righteous acts of Yahweh.”
6How shall I come before Yahweh,
and bow myself before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
7Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams?
With tens of thousands of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my disobedience?
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8He has shown you, O man, what is good.
What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly,
to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
9Yahweh’s voice calls to the city—
and wisdom fears your name—
“Listen to the rod,
and he who appointed it.
10Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked,
and a short ephah#6:10 An ephah is a measure of volume (about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel), and a short ephah is made smaller than a full ephah for the purpose of cheating customers. that is accursed?
11Shall I tolerate dishonest scales,
and a bag of deceitful weights?
12Her rich men are full of violence,
her inhabitants speak lies,
and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.
13Therefore I also have struck you with a grievous wound.
I have made you desolate because of your sins.
14You shall eat, but not be satisfied.
Your hunger will be within you.
You will store up, but not save,
and that which you save I will give up to the sword.
15You will sow, but won’t reap.
You will tread the olives, but won’t anoint yourself with oil;
and crush grapes, but won’t drink the wine.
16For the statutes of Omri are kept,
and all the works of Ahab’s house.
You walk in their counsels,
that I may make you a ruin,
and your inhabitants a hissing.
You will bear the reproach of my people.”
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