Micah 6

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¹Hear now a word: the Lord God has said; Arise, plead with the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

¹Hear now a word: the Lord God has said; Arise, plead with the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.

²Hear ye, O mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and [ye] valleys [even] the foundations of the earth: for the Lord [has] a controversy with his people, and will plead with Israel.

²Hear you⌃, O mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and [you⌃] valleys [even] the foundations of the earth: for the Lord [has] a controversy with his people, and will plead with Israel.

³O my people, what have I done to thee? or wherein have I grieved thee? or wherein have I troubled thee? answer me.

³O my people, what have I done to you? or wherein have I grieved you? or wherein have I troubled you? answer me.

⁴For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage, and sent before thee Moses, and Aaron, and Mariam.

⁴For I brought tee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, and sent before you Moses, and Aaron, and Mariam.

⁵O my people, remember now, what counsel Balac king of Moab took against thee, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from the reeds to Galgal; that the righteousness of the Lord might be known.

⁵O my people, remember now, what counsel Balac king of Moab took against you, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from the reeds to Galgal; that the righteousness of the Lord might be known.

⁶Wherewithal shall I reach the Lord, [and] lay hold of my God most high? shall I reach him by whole -burnt -offerings, by calves of a year old?

⁶Wherewithal shall I reach the Lord, [and] lay hold of my God most high? shall I reach him by whole burnt offerings, by calves of a year old?

⁷Will the Lord accept thousands of rams, or ten thousands of fat goats? should I give my first-born for ungodliness, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

⁷Will the Lord accept thousands of rams, or ten thousands of fat goats? should I give my firstborn for ungodliness, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

⁸Has it [not] been told thee, O man, what [is] good? or what does the Lord require of thee, but to do justice, and love mercy, and be ready to walk with the Lord thy God?

⁸Has it [not] been told you, O man, what [is] good? or what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, and love mercy, and be ready to walk with the Lord your God?

⁹The Lord's voice shall be proclaimed in the city, and he shall save those that fear his name: hear, O tribe; and who shall order the city?

¹⁰[Is there] not fire, and the house of the wicked heaping up wicked treasures, and [that] with the pride of unrighteousness?

¹¹Shall the wicked be justified by the balance, or deceitful weights in the bag,

¹¹Shall the wicked be justified by the balanced, or deceitful weights in the bag,

¹²whereby they have accumulated their ungodly wealth, and they that dwell in the city have uttered falsehoods, and their tongue has been exalted in their mouth?

¹³Therefore will I begin to smite thee; I will destroy thee in thy sins.

¹³Therefore will I begin to strike you; I will destroy you in your sins.

¹⁴Thou shalt eat, and shalt not be satisfied; and there shall be darkness upon thee; and he shall depart from [thee], and thou shalt not escape; and all that shall escape shall be delivered over to the sword.

¹⁴You shall eat, and shall not be satisfied; and there shall be darkness upon you; and he shall depart from [you], and you shall not escape; and all that shall escape shall be delivered over to the sword.

¹⁵Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt press the olive, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with oil; and [shalt make] wine, but ye shall drink no wine: and the ordinances of my people shall be utterly abolished.

¹⁵You shall sow, but you shall not reap; you shall press the olive, but you shall not anoint yourself with oil; and [shall make] wine, but you⌃ shall drink no wine: and the ordinances of my people shall be utterly abolished.

¹⁶For thou hast kept the statutes of Zambri, and [done] all the works of the house of Achaab; and ye have walked in their ways, that I might deliver thee to utter destruction, and those that inhabit the city to hissing: and ye shall bear the reproach of nations.

¹⁶For you have kept the statues of Zambri, and [done] all the works of the house of Achaab; and you⌃ have walked in their ways, that I might deliver you to utter destruction, and those that inhabit the city to hissing: and you⌃ shall bear the reproach of nations.