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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Micah 6 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/micah/6.htm" 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up and state your case against me.</p><p class="line2">Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And now, O mountains,</p><p class="line2">listen to the LORD’s complaint!</p><p class="line1">He has a case against his people.</p><p class="line2">He will bring charges against Israel.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“O my people, what have I done to you?</p><p class="line2">What have I done to make you tired of me?</p><p class="line2">Answer me!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For I brought you out of Egypt</p><p class="line2">and redeemed you from slavery.</p><p class="line2">I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Don’t you remember, my people,</p><p class="line2">how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed</p><p class="line2">and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead?</p><p class="line1">And remember your journey from Acacia Grove<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> to Gilgal,</p><p class="line2">when I, the LORD, did everything I could</p><p class="line2">to teach you about my faithfulness.”</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>What can we bring to the LORD?</p><p class="line2">Should we bring him burnt offerings?</p><p class="line1">Should we bow before God Most High</p><p class="line2">with offerings of yearling calves?</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Should we offer him thousands of rams</p><p class="line2">and ten thousand rivers of olive oil?</p><p class="line1">Should we sacrifice our firstborn children</p><p class="line2">to pay for our sins?</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>No, O people, the LORD has told you what is good,</p><p class="line2">and this is what he requires of you:</p><p class="line1">to do what is right, to love mercy,</p><p class="line2">and to walk humbly with your God.</p><p class="hdg">Israel’s Guilt and Punishment</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Fear the LORD if you are wise!</p><p class="line2">His voice calls to everyone in Jerusalem:</p><p class="line1">“The armies of destruction are coming;</p><p class="line2">the LORD is sending them.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a></p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>What shall I say about the homes of the wicked</p><p class="line2">filled with treasures gained by cheating?</p><p class="line1">What about the disgusting practice</p><p class="line2">of measuring out grain with dishonest measures?<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a></p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>How can I tolerate your merchants</p><p class="line2">who use dishonest scales and weights?</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The rich among you have become wealthy</p><p class="line2">through extortion and violence.</p><p class="line1">Your citizens are so used to lying</p><p class="line2">that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Therefore, I will wound you!</p><p class="line2">I will bring you to ruin for all your sins.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>You will eat but never have enough.</p><p class="line2">Your hunger pangs and emptiness will remain.</p><p class="line1">And though you try to save your money,</p><p class="line2">it will come to nothing in the end.</p><p class="line1">You will save a little,</p><p class="line2">but I will give it to those who conquer you.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>You will plant crops</p><p class="line2">but not harvest them.</p><p class="line1">You will press your olives</p><p class="line2">but not get enough oil to anoint yourselves.</p><p class="line1">You will trample the grapes</p><p class="line2">but get no juice to make your wine.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>You keep only the laws of evil King Omri;</p><p class="line2">you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab!</p><p class="line1">Therefore, I will make an example of you,</p><p class="line2">bringing you to complete ruin.</p><p class="line1">You will be treated with contempt,</p><p class="line2">mocked by all who see you.”</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">6:5 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Shittim.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">6:9 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">“Listen to the rod. / Who appointed it?”</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">6:10 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">of using the short ephah?</span><span class="ft"> The ephah was a unit for measuring grain.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div 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