Micah 6 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Yahweh’s Case Against His People

1 [fn]Listen ^H8085 now ^H4994 to what ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 is saying ^H559,

“Arise ^H6965, plead ^H7378 your case ^H7378 [fn]before ^H854 the mountains ^H2022,

And let the hills ^H1389 [fn]listen ^H8085 to your voice ^H6963.

2 “[fn]Listen ^H8085, you mountains ^H2022, to the case ^H7379 of Yahweh ^H3068,

And you enduring ^H386 foundations ^H4144 of the earth ^H776,

Because ^H3588 Yahweh ^H3068 has a case ^H7379 against ^H5973 His people ^H5971;

Even with Israel ^H3478 He will reprove ^H3198.

3 “My people ^H5971, what ^H4100 have I done ^H6213 to you,

And how ^H4100 have I wearied ^H3811 you? Answer ^H6030 Me.

4 “Indeed ^H3588, I brought ^H5927 you up ^H5927 from the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714

And ransomed ^H6299 you from the house ^H1004 of slavery ^H5650,

And I sent ^H7971 before ^H6440 you Moses ^H4872, Aaron ^H175, and Miriam ^H4813.

5 “My people ^H5971, remember ^H2142 now ^H4994

What ^H4100 Balak ^H1111 king ^H4428 of Moab ^H4124 counseled ^H3289

And what ^H4100 Balaam ^H1109 son ^H1121 of Beor ^H1160 answered ^H6030 him,

And from Shittim ^H7851 to Gilgal ^H1537,

So ^H4616 [fn]that you might know ^H3045 the righteous ^H6666 acts ^H6666 of Yahweh ^H3068.”

What Yahweh Requires

6 With what ^H4100 shall I come ^H6923 before ^H6923 Yahweh ^H3068

And bow ^H3721 myself before the God ^H430 on high ^H4791?

Shall I come ^H6923 before ^H6923 Him with burnt ^H5930 offerings ^H5930,

With yearling ^H8141 calves ^H5695?

7 Is Yahweh ^H3068 pleased ^H7521 with thousands ^H505 of rams ^H352,

With ten ^H7233 thousand ^H7233 rivers ^H5158 of oil ^H8081?

Shall I give ^H5414 my firstborn ^H1060 for my transgression ^H6588,

The fruit ^H6529 of my body ^H990 for the sin ^H2403 of my soul ^H5315?

8 He has told ^H5046 you, O man ^H120, what ^H4100 is good ^H2896;

And what ^H4100 does Yahweh ^H3068 require ^H1875 of you

But to do ^H6213 justice ^H4941, to love ^H157 lovingkindness ^H2617,

And to walk ^H1980 [fn]humbly ^H6800 with your God ^H430?

9 The voice ^H6963 of Yahweh ^H3068 will call ^H7121 to the city ^H5892—

And it is sound ^H8454 wisdom ^H8454 to fear ^H3372 Your name ^H8034:

“Hear ^H8085, O tribe ^H4294. Who ^H4310 even has appointed ^H3259 [fn]its time?

10 “Is there yet ^H5750 a man ^H376 in the wicked ^H7563 house ^H1004,

Along with treasures ^H214 of wickedness ^H7562,

And a [fn]short ^H7332 measure ^H374 which is cursed ^H2194?

11 “Can I purify ^H2135 wicked ^H7562 scales ^H3976

And a bag ^H3599 of deceptive ^H4820 weights ^H68?

12 “For the rich ^H6223 men ^H6223 of [fn]the city are full ^H4390 of violence ^H2555,

And her inhabitants ^H3427 speak ^H1696 lies ^H8267,

And their tongue ^H3956 is deceitful ^H7423 in their mouth ^H6310.

13 “So also ^H1571 I will make ^H2470 you sick ^H2470, striking ^H5221 you down ^H5221,

Desolating ^H8074 you because ^H5921 of your sins ^H2403.

14 “You will eat ^H398, but you will not be ^H7646 satisfied ^H7646,

And your [fn]vileness ^H3445 will be in your midst ^H7130.

And you will try to remove ^H5472 something for safekeeping,

But you will not cause anything to escape ^H6403,

And that which ^H834 you do have escape ^H6403, I will give ^H5414 to the sword ^H2719.

15 “You will sow ^H2232 but you will not reap ^H7114.

You will tread ^H1869 the olive ^H2132 but will not anoint ^H5480 yourself with oil ^H8081;

And the grapes ^H8492, but you will not drink ^H8354 wine ^H3196.

16 “The statutes ^H2708 of Omri ^H6018

And all ^H3605 the works ^H4639 of the house ^H1004 of Ahab ^H256 are kept ^H8104;

And in their counsels ^H4156 you walk ^H1980.

Therefore ^H4616 I will give ^H5414 you up ^H5414 as an object ^H8047 of horror ^H8047

And [fn]your inhabitants ^H3427 as an object ^H8322 of hissing ^H8322,

And you will bear ^H5375 the reproach ^H2781 of My people ^H5971.”