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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 NIV</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><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" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/micah/6-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Micah 6</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../micah/5.htm" title="Micah 5">◄</a> Micah 6 <a href="../micah/7.htm" title="Micah 7">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/micah/6.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">The <span class="name">Lord</span>’s Case Against Israel</p><p class="introduction"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Listen to what the <span class="name">Lord</span> says:</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1">“Stand up, plead my case before the mountains;</p><p class="line2">let the hills hear what you have to say.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Hear, you mountains, the <span class="name">Lord</span>’s accusation;</p><p class="line2">listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.</p><p class="line1">For the <span class="name">Lord</span> has a case against his people;</p><p class="line2">he is lodging a charge against Israel.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“My people, what have I done to you?</p><p class="line2">How have I burdened you? Answer me.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I brought you up out of Egypt</p><p class="line2">and redeemed you from the land of slavery.</p><p class="line1">I sent Moses to lead you,</p><p class="line2">also Aaron and Miriam.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>My people, remember</p><p class="line2">what Balak king of Moab plotted</p><p class="line2">and what Balaam son of Beor answered.</p><p class="line1">Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal,</p><p class="line2">that you may know the righteous acts of the <span class="name">Lord</span>.”</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>With what shall I come before the <span class="name">Lord</span></p><p class="line2">and bow down before the exalted God?</p><p class="line1">Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,</p><p class="line2">with calves a year old?</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Will the <span class="name">Lord</span> be pleased with thousands of rams,</p><p class="line2">with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?</p><p class="line1">Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,</p><p class="line2">the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.</p><p class="line2">And what does the <span class="name">Lord</span> require of you?</p><p class="line1">To act justly and to love mercy</p><p class="line2">and to walk humbly <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or prudently">a</a></sup></span> with your God.</p></div> <p class="sectionhead">Israel’s Guilt and Punishment</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Listen! The <span class="name">Lord</span> is calling to the city—</p><p class="line2">and to fear your name is wisdom—</p><p class="line2">“Heed the rod and the One who appointed it. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.">b</a></sup></span> </p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house,</p><p class="line2">and the short ephah, <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="An ephah was a dry measure.">c</a></sup></span> which is accursed?</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales,</p><p class="line2">with a bag of false weights?</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Your rich people are violent;</p><p class="line2">your inhabitants are liars</p><p class="line2">and their tongues speak deceitfully.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Therefore, I have begun to destroy you,</p><p class="line2">to ruin <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or Therefore, I will make you ill and destroy you; I will ruin">d</a></sup></span> you because of 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 not be satisfied;</p><p class="line2">your stomach will still be empty. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.">e</a></sup></span> </p><p class="line1">You will store up but save nothing,</p><p class="line2">because what you save <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or You will press toward birth but not give birth, and what you bring to birth">f</a></sup></span> I will give to the sword.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>You will plant but not harvest;</p><p class="line2">you will press olives but not use the oil,</p><p class="line2">you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/micah/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>You have observed the statutes of Omri</p><p class="line2">and all the practices of Ahab’s house;</p><p class="line2">you have followed their traditions.</p><p class="line1">Therefore I will give you over to ruin</p><p class="line2">and your people to derision;</p><p class="line2">you will bear the scorn of the nations. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Septuagint; Hebrew scorn due my people">g</a></sup></span> ”</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>prudently</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotebot">The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotebot">An ephah was a dry measure.</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>Therefore, I will make you ill and destroy you;<br />     I will ruin</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotebot">The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">f</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>You will press toward birth but not give birth,<br />     and what you bring to birth</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">g</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotebot">Septuagint; Hebrew <i>scorn due my people</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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