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The LORD is calling to the city— and to fear your name is wisdom— &#8220Heed the rod and the One who appointed it. <a href="/nlt/micah/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> Fear the LORD if you are wise! His voice calls to everyone in Jerusalem: “The armies of destruction are coming; the LORD is sending them. <a href="/esv/micah/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> The voice of the LORD cries to the city— and it is sound wisdom to fear your name: “Hear of the rod and of him who appointed it! <a href="/bsb/micah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it. <a href="/kjv/micah/6.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/micah/6.htm">New King James Version</a> The LORD’s voice cries to the city— Wisdom shall see Your name: “Hear the rod! Who has appointed it? <a href="/nasb_/micah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The voice of the LORD will call to the city— And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: “Hear, you tribe. Who has designated its time? <a href="/nasb/micah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> The voice of the LORD will call to the city— And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: &#8220Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time? <a href="/nasb77/micah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The voice of the LORD will call to the city— And it is sound wisdom to fear Thy name: “Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time? <a href="/lsb/micah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The voice of Yahweh will call to the city— And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: “Hear, O tribe. Who even has appointed its time? <a href="/amp/micah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The voice of the LORD shall call to the city [of Jerusalem]— And it is sound wisdom to heed [solemnly] and fear Your name [with awe-filled reverence]; “Hear, O tribe [the rod of punishment]. Who has appointed its time? <a href="/csb/micah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is wise to fear your name): “Pay attention to the rod and the one who ordained it. <a href="/hcsb/micah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The voice of Yahweh calls out to the city (and it is wise to fear Your name):&#8221 Pay attention to the rod and the One who ordained it. <a href="/asv/micah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. <a href="/cev/micah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I am the LORD, and you are wise to respect my power to punish. So listen to my message for the city of Jerusalem: <a href="/erv/micah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> The voice of the LORD crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. <a href="/gwt/micah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The voice of the LORD calls out to the city. (The fear of your name is wisdom.) "Listen, you tribe assembled in the city. <a href="/gnt/micah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> It is wise to fear the LORD. He calls to the city, "Listen, you people who assemble in the city! <a href="/isv/micah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> The voice of the LORD cries out to the city— wisdom fears your name: "Heed the rod, and the one who prepared it! <a href="/msb/micah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): ?Heed the rod and the One who ordained it. <a href="/net/micah/6.htm">NET Bible</a> Listen! The LORD is calling to the city! It is wise to respect your authority, O LORD! Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city! <a href="/nheb/micah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD's voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: "Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it. <a href="/wbt/micah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The LORD'S voice crieth to the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. <a href="/web/micah/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh’s voice calls to the city— and wisdom fears your name— “Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/micah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> A voice of YHWH calls to the city, "" And wisdom fears Your Name, "" “Hear the rod, and Him who appointed it. <a href="/ylt/micah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> A voice of Jehovah to the city calleth, And wisdom doth fear Thy name, Hear ye the rod, and Him who appointed it. <a href="/slt/micah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The voice of Jehovah will call to the city, and wisdom feared thy name: hear ye the rod, and who appointed it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/micah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The voice of the Lord crieth to the city, and salvation shall be to them that fear thy name: hear, O ye tribes, and who shall approve it? <a href="/cpdv/micah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The voice of the Lord cries out to the city, “Listen, you tribes,” and who will confirm it? And salvation will be for those who fear your name. <a href="/nabre/micah/6.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD cries aloud to the city (It is prudent to fear your name!): Hear, O tribe and city assembly, <a href="/nrsvce/micah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The voice of the LORD cries to the city (it is sound wisdom to fear your name): Hear, O tribe and assembly of the city!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/micah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The voice of the LORD cries upon the city, preaching doctrine to those who revere his name; hear, O tribe, him who testifies against you. <a href="/hpbt/micah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The voice of LORD JEHOVAH upon the city proclaims doctrine to worshipers of his name; hear, tribe, he who shall testify!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/micah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Hark! the LORD crieth unto the city--And it is wisdom to have regard for Thy name-- Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. <a href="/sep/micah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The 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? <a href="/parallel/micah/6-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=970" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/micah/6.htm">The Punishment of Israel</a> 9<a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">The voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: yiq·rā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">calls out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: lā·‘îr (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">to the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/8454.htm" title="8454: wə·ṯū·šî·yāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Or tushiyah; from an unused root probably meaning to substantiate; support or ability, i.e. help, an undertaking, understanding.">(and it is sound wisdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">to fear</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">Your name):</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">“Heed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: maṭ·ṭeh (N-ms) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">the rod</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: ū·mî (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">and the One</a> <a href="/hebrew/3259.htm" title="3259: yə·‘ā·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To appoint. A primitive root; to fix upon; by implication, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage.">who ordained it.</a> 10Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Proverbs 1:20-23</a> Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square; / in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech: / “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge? ... <a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Isaiah 1:10-20</a> Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah! / “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? ... <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23-28</a> but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. / From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. ... <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6-8</a> If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? / Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. / The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy? <a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Hosea 6:5-6</a> Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning. / For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. <a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Zephaniah 3:1-2</a> Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! / She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God. <a href="/matthew/11-15.htm">Matthew 11:15</a> He who has ears, let him hear. <a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a> But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” <a href="/revelation/3-22.htm">Revelation 3:22</a> He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-11</a> These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!” <a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Jeremiah 11:6-8</a> Then the LORD said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear the words of this covenant and carry them out. / For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’ / Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.” <a href="/ezekiel/33-30.htm">Ezekiel 33:30-33</a> As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD!’ / So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain. / Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice. ... <a href="/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14-15</a> Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. / Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.” <a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a> Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ... <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a> Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The LORD's voice cries to the city, and the man of wisdom shall see your name: hear you the rod, and who has appointed it.Lord's.<a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a> Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.<a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Isaiah 24:10-12</a> The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in… <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Isaiah 27:10</a> Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.and.<a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">2 Kings 22:11-20</a> And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes… <a href="/psalms/107-43.htm">Psalm 107:43</a> Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.<a href="/proverbs/22-3.htm">Proverbs 22:3</a> A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.the man of wisdom shall see thy name.<a href="/exodus/34-5.htm">Exodus 34:5-7</a> And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD… <a href="/psalms/9-16.htm">Psalm 9:16</a> The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.<a href="/psalms/48-10.htm">Psalm 48:10</a> According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.hear.<a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1</a> Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.<a href="/job/5-6.htm">Job 5:6-8,17</a> Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; … <a href="/job/10-2.htm">Job 10:2</a> I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jonah/4-8.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/micah/2-5.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">City</a> <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-8.htm">Crieth</a> <a href="/micah/4-9.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/micah/4-4.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-54.htm">Hark</a> <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/micah/2-5.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/amos/6-5.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Time</a> <a href="/daniel/1-6.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/hosea/5-9.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/micah/6-1.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/habakkuk/1-12.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-1.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-14.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/micah/6-12.htm">City</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Crieth</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-7.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-13.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/nahum/3-2.htm">Hark</a> <a href="/micah/7-7.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-3.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/nahum/2-7.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Time</a> <a href="/luke/2-36.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-9.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/nahum/2-7.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 6</div>1. <a href="/micah/6-1.htm">God's punishment for ingratitude;</a> 6. <a href="/micah/6-6.htm">for ignorance,</a> 10. <a href="/micah/6-10.htm">for injustice;</a> 16. <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">and for idolatry.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/micah/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The voice of the LORD calls out to the city This phrase indicates a direct communication from God to the people, emphasizing the importance of the message. The "city" likely refers to Jerusalem, the center of religious and political life in Judah. Throughout the Old Testament, God often addresses cities as representatives of the people within them (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/22-8.htm">Jeremiah 22:8</a>). The calling out signifies urgency and the need for immediate attention, reflecting God's desire for repentance and correction.(and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): The parenthetical statement highlights the biblical principle that fearing the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>). In the ancient Near Eastern context, "fear" encompasses reverence, awe, and obedience. The fear of God's name implies a deep respect for His character and authority. This wisdom is contrasted with the folly of ignoring God's commands, as seen throughout Israel's history when they turned to idolatry and injustice.“Heed the rod and the One who ordained it. The "rod" symbolizes discipline and correction, often associated with God's judgment (<a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a>, <a href="/proverbs/13-24.htm">Proverbs 13:24</a>). In the context of Micah, the rod could refer to the impending Assyrian invasion, a tool of divine chastisement for Israel's sins. The phrase "the One who ordained it" underscores God's sovereignty and justice, reminding the people that He is in control of the nations and uses them to fulfill His purposes (<a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a>). This call to heed the rod is a call to repentance, urging the people to recognize God's hand in their circumstances and return to Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a> A prophet in the 8th century BC, Micah delivered messages from God to the people of Judah, warning them of impending judgment due to their sins and calling them to repentance. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through the prophet Micah, calling His people to listen and respond to His warnings. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a> Likely referring to Jerusalem, the capital of Judah, which was the center of religious and political life and often the focus of prophetic messages. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_rod.htm">The Rod</a> Symbolic of God's discipline and judgment, the rod represents correction and the consequences of disobedience. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_one_who_ordained_it.htm">The One who Ordained it</a> Refers to God, who is sovereign and just, orchestrating events according to His divine will and purpose.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a> We must be attentive to God's voice, as He speaks through His Word and His messengers. Ignoring His call can lead to dire consequences. <a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord_as_wisdom.htm">The Fear of the Lord as Wisdom</a> True wisdom begins with a reverent fear of God. This fear is not terror but a deep respect and awe for His holiness and authority. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_discipline.htm">Understanding God's Discipline</a> God's discipline is an expression of His love and desire for our growth. We should view it as an opportunity for correction and alignment with His will. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God is sovereign and just in His judgments. Recognizing His control over all events helps us trust His purposes, even in difficult times. <a href="/topical/r/responding_to_god's_call.htm">Responding to God's Call</a> Our response to God's call should be one of humility and repentance. Acknowledging our sins and turning back to Him is crucial for restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 6</a> <a href="/q/why_do_i_do_what_i_don't_want_to.htm">What does 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice' mean?</a> <a href="/q/do_you_believe_in_what_you_cannot_see.htm">What is Zion's significance in biblical prophecy?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_christians_feel_distant_from_god.htm">Why do many Christians feel distant from God even when they pray and follow His commands?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_evil's_nature_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible teach about the nature of evil?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) Unto the city--i.e., Jerusalem, the metropolis of the wealth and sinfulness of Judah.The man of wisdom shall see thy name--i.e., will regard it. The sentence may be thrown in parenthetically, as in the warning, "Whoso readeth, let him understand." And he will perceive the hand of God in the visitations for sin.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 9-12. - § 3. Because Israel was very far from acting in this spirit, God sternly rebukes her for prevailing sins. Verse 9. - The Lord's voice (<a href="/isaiah/30-31.htm">Isaiah 30:31</a>; <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Joel 2:11</a>; <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Amos 1:2</a>). These are no longer the words of the prophet, but those of God himself, and not spoken in secret, but unto the city, that all may hear the sentence who dwell in Jerusalem. The man of wisdom shall see thy Name; i.e. he who is wise regards thy Name and obeys time, does not simply hear, but profits by what he hears. The reading is uncertain. Others render, "Blessed is he who sees thy Name;" but the construction is against this. Others, "Thy Name looketh to wisdom" (or prosperity), has the true wisdom of life in sight. The versions read "fear" for "see." Thus the LXX., Σώσει φοβουμένους τὸ Ονομα αὐτοῦ, "Shall save those that fear his Name;" Vulgate, Salus erit timentibus Nomen tuum; Syriac, "He imparts instruction to those that fear his Name;" Chaldee, "The teachers fear his Name." This reading depends upon a change of vowel pointing. Orelli renders, "Happy is he who fears thy Name." The Authorized translation, which seems on the whole to be well established, takes the abstract noun "wisdom" as equivalent to "the wise," or "the man of wisdom." For similar expressions, Henderson refers to <a href="/psalms/109.htm">Psalm 109</a>-4; <a href="/proverbs/13-6.htm">Proverbs 13:6</a>; <a href="/proverbs/19-15.htm">Proverbs 19:15</a>. The prophet parenthetically announces that, however the bulk of the people might receive the message, the truly wise would listen and profit by it. Hear ye the rod. Observe the rod of God's anger, the threatened judgments (so <a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a> [3, Hebrew]; 10:5, 24). The power of Assyria is meant, The LXX. renders differently,] Ακουε φυλή, "Hear, O tribe;" so the Vulgate, Audite, tribus. And who hath appointed it. Mark who it is who hath ordained this chastisement. It is from the Lord's hand. Septuagint, Τίς κοσμήσει πόλιν; "Who will adorn the city?" with some reference, perhaps, to <a href="/jeremiah/31-4.htm">Jeremiah 31:4</a>, "Again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets;" Vulgate, Et quis approbabit illud? This implies that few indeed will profit by the warning. <a href="/commentaries/micah/6-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The voice ק֤וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound of the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel calls out יִקְרָ֔א (yiq·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read to the city— לָעִ֣יר (lā·‘îr) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement and it is sound wisdom וְתוּשִׁיָּ֖ה (wə·ṯū·šî·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8454.htm">Strong's 8454: </a> Support, ability, help, an undertaking, understanding to fear יִרְאֶ֣ה (yir·’eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten Your name— שְׁמֶ֑ךָ (šə·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name “Heed שִׁמְע֥וּ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the rod מַטֶּ֖ה (maṭ·ṭeh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe and the One וּמִ֥י (ū·mî) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix who ordained it. יְעָדָֽהּ׃ (yə·‘ā·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3259.htm">Strong's 3259: </a> To fix upon, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/6-9.htm">Micah 6:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/micah/6-9.htm">Micah 6:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/micah/6-9.htm">Micah 6:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/micah/6-9.htm">Micah 6:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/micah/6-9.htm">Micah 6:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/6-9.htm">Micah 6:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/6-9.htm">Micah 6:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/6-9.htm">Micah 6:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/micah/6-9.htm">Micah 6:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/micah/6-9.htm">Micah 6:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/micah/6-9.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 6:9 Yahweh's voice calls to the city (Mc Mic. 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