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World English Bible

Micah 6 (WEBP)

[1] Listen now to what Yahweh says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear what you have to say.
[2] Hear, 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.
[3] My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me!
[4] For 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.
[5] My 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.”
[6] How 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?
[7] Will 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?
[8] He 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?
[9] Yahweh’s voice calls to the city— and wisdom fears your name— “Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.
[10] Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah that is accursed?
[11] Shall I tolerate dishonest scales, and a bag of deceitful weights?
[12] Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.
[13] Therefore I also have struck you with a grievous wound. I have made you desolate because of your sins.
[14] You 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.
[15] You 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.
[16] For 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.”

Micah 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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Micah 6 (KJVS)

[1] Hear () ye now what the LORD saith (); Arise (), contend () thou before the mountains , and let the hills hear () thy voice .
[2] Hear () ye, O mountains , the LORD’S controversy , and ye strong foundations of the earth : for the LORD hath a controversy with his people , and he will plead () with Israel .
[3] O my people , what have I done () unto thee? and wherein have I wearied () thee? testify () against me.
[4] For I brought thee up () out of the land of Egypt , and redeemed () thee out of the house of servants ; and I sent () before thee Moses , Aaron , and Miriam .
[5] O my people , remember () now what Balak king of Moab consulted (), and what Balaam the son of Beor answered () him from Shittim unto Gilgal ; that ye may know () the righteousness of the LORD .
[6] Wherewith shall I come before () the LORD , [and] bow () myself before the high God ? shall I come before () him with burnt offerings , with calves of a year old ?
[7] Will the LORD be pleased () with thousands of rams , [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil ? shall I give () my firstborn [for] my transgression , the fruit of my body [for] the sin of my soul ?
[8] He hath shewed () thee, O man , what [is] good ; and what doth the LORD require () of thee, but to do () justly , and to love mercy , and to walk () humbly () with thy God ?
[9] The LORD’S voice crieth () unto the city , and [the man of] wisdom shall see () thy name : hear () ye the rod , and who hath appointed () it.
[10] Are there yet the treasures of wickedness () in the house of the wicked , and the scant measure [that is] abominable ()?
[11] Shall I count [them] pure () with the wicked balances , and with the bag of deceitful weights ?
[12] For the rich men thereof are full () of violence , and the inhabitants () thereof have spoken () lies , and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth .
[13] Therefore also will I make [thee] sick () in smiting () thee, in making [thee] desolate () because of thy sins .
[14] Thou shalt eat (), but not be satisfied (); and thy casting down [shall be] in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold (), but shalt not deliver (); and [that] which thou deliverest () will I give up () to the sword .
[15] Thou shalt sow (), but thou shalt not reap (); thou shalt tread () the olives , but thou shalt not anoint () thee with oil ; and sweet wine , but shalt not drink () wine .
[16] For the statutes of Omri are kept (), and all the works of the house of Ahab , and ye walk () in their counsels ; that I should make () thee a desolation , and the inhabitants () thereof an hissing : therefore ye shall bear () the reproach of my people .

Young’s Literal Translation

Micah 6 (YLT)

[1] Hear, I pray you, that which Jehovah is saying: ‘Rise-strive thou with the mountains, And cause thou the hills to hear thy voice.’
[2] Hear, O mountains, the strife of Jehovah, Ye strong ones-foundations of earth! For a strife is to Jehovah, with His people, And with Israel He doth reason.
[3] O My people, what have I done to thee? And what-have I wearied thee? Testify against Me.
[4] For I brought thee up from the land of Egypt, And from the house of servants I have ransomed thee, And I send before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
[5] O My people, remember, I pray you, What counsel did Balak king of Moab, What answer him did Balaam son of Beor, (From Shittim unto Gilgal,) In order to know the righteous acts of Jehovah.’
[6] With what do I come before Jehovah? Do I bow to God Most High? Do I come before Him with burnt-offerings? With calves-sons of a year?
[7] Is Jehovah pleased with thousands of rams? With myriads of streams of oil? Do I give my first-born for my transgression? The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
[8] He hath declared to thee, O man, what is good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except-to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?
[9] A voice of Jehovah to the city calleth, And wisdom doth fear Thy name, Hear ye the rod, and Him who appointed it.
[10] Are there yet in the house of the wicked Treasures of wickedness, And the abhorred scanty ephah?
[11] Do I reckon it pure with balances of wickedness? And with a bag of deceitful stones?
[12] Whose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
[13] And I also, I have begun to smite thee, To make desolate, because of thy sins.
[14] Thou-thou eatest, and thou art not satisfied, And thy pit is in thy midst, And thou removest, and dost not deliver, And that which thou deliverest, to a sword I give.
[15] Thou-thou sowest, and thou dost not reap, Thou-thou treadest the olive, And thou pourest not out oil, And new wine-and thou drinkest not wine.
[16] And kept habitually are the statutes of Omri, And all the work of the house of Ahab, And ye do walk in their counsels, For My giving thee for a desolation, And its inhabitants for a hissing, And the reproach of My people ye do bear!