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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.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Micah 6 (BYZ)

[1] ακουσατε δη λογον κυριου κυριος ειπεν αναστηθι κριθητι προς τα ορη και ακουσατωσαν οι βουνοι φωνην σου
[2] ακουσατε βουνοι την κρισιν του κυριου και αι φαραγγες θεμελια της γης οτι κρισις τω κυριω προς τον λαον αυτου και μετα του ισραηλ διελεγχθησεται
[3] λαος μου τι εποιησα σοι η τι ελυπησα σε η τι παρηνωχλησα σοι αποκριθητι μοι
[4] διοτι ανηγαγον σε εκ γης αιγυπτου και εξ οικου δουλειας ελυτρωσαμην σε και εξαπεστειλα προ προσωπου σου τον μωυσην και ααρων και μαριαμ
[5] λαος μου μνησθητι δη τι εβουλευσατο κατα σου βαλακ βασιλευς μωαβ και τι απεκριθη αυτω βαλααμ υιος του βεωρ απο των σχοινων εως του γαλγαλ οπως γνωσθη η δικαιοσυνη του κυριου
[6] εν τινι καταλαβω τον κυριον αντιλημψομαι θεου μου υψιστου ει καταλημψομαι αυτον εν ολοκαυτωμασιν εν μοσχοις ενιαυσιοις
[7] ει προσδεξεται κυριος εν χιλιασιν κριων η εν μυριασιν χειμαρρων πιονων ει δω πρωτοτοκα μου ασεβειας καρπον κοιλιας μου υπερ αμαρτιας ψυχης μου
[8] ει ανηγγελη σοι ανθρωπε τι καλον η τι κυριος εκζητει παρα σου αλλ η του ποιειν κριμα και αγαπαν ελεον και ετοιμον ειναι του πορευεσθαι μετα κυριου θεου σου
[9] φωνη κυριου τη πολει επικληθησεται και σωσει φοβουμενους το ονομα αυτου ακουε φυλη και τις κοσμησει πολιν
[10] μη πυρ και οικος ανομου θησαυριζων θησαυρους ανομους και μετα υβρεως αδικια
[11] ει δικαιωθησεται εν ζυγω ανομος και εν μαρσιππω σταθμια δολου
[12] εξ ων τον πλουτον αυτων ασεβειας επλησαν και οι κατοικουντες αυτην ελαλουν ψευδη και η γλωσσα αυτων υψωθη εν τω στοματι αυτων
[13] και εγω αρξομαι του παταξαι σε αφανιω σε επι ταις αμαρτιαις σου
[14] συ φαγεσαι και ου μη εμπλησθης και σκοτασει εν σοι και εκνευσει και ου μη διασωθης και οσοι εαν διασωθωσιν εις ρομφαιαν παραδοθησονται
[15] συ σπερεις και ου μη αμησης συ πιεσεις ελαιαν και ου μη αλειψη ελαιον και οινον και ου μη πιητε και αφανισθησεται νομιμα λαου μου
[16] και εφυλαξας τα δικαιωματα ζαμβρι και παντα τα εργα οικου αχααβ και επορευθητε εν ταις βουλαις αυτων οπως παραδω σε εις αφανισμον και τους κατοικουντας αυτην εις συρισμον και ονειδη λαων λημψεσθε