Micah 6
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1Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
Micah 6:1
2Hear 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.
Micah 6:2
3O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
Micah 6:3
4For 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.
Micah 6:4
5O 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.
Micah 6:5
6Wherewith 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?
Micah 6:6
7Will 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?
Micah 6:7
8He 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?
Micah 6:8
9The 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.
Micah 6:9
10Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
Micah 6:10
11Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
Micah 6:11
12For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Micah 6:12
13Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
Micah 6:13
14Thou 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.
Micah 6:14
15Thou 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.
Micah 6:15
16For 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.
Micah 6:16
Chapter 6
Cross References
Micah 6:1
Jeremiah 22:29O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mou...Micah 1:2Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord...Ezekiel 36:1Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mounta...Psalms 50:4He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his...
Micah 6:2
Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controvers...Hosea 12:2The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to...Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as sca...2 Samuel 22:16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discover...Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and sh...
Micah 6:3
Jeremiah 2:5¶ Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they ar...Isaiah 43:22¶ But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O I...Psalms 81:13Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!Psalms 50:7Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee:...Jeremiah 2:31¶ O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israe...
Micah 6:4
Exodus 12:51And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Is...Deuteronomy 7:8But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had...Amos 2:10Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through th...Exodus 15:20¶ And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; an...2 Samuel 7:23And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God...
Micah 6:5
Numbers 25:1And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the da...Joshua 5:9And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt...Judges 5:11They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water...Joshua 4:19¶ And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and...Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the...
Micah 6:6
Psalms 51:16For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in bu...Romans 10:2For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowle...Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt...Acts 2:37¶ Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Pete...Matthew 19:16¶ And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I...
Micah 6:7
2 Kings 16:3But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass t...Psalms 51:16For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in bu...1 Samuel 15:22And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifice...Hosea 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt...2 Kings 21:6And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantm...
Micah 6:8
Deuteronomy 10:12¶ And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the L...Proverbs 21:3To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kind...Jeremiah 22:3Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoi...Hosea 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt...
Micah 6:9
Hosea 14:9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know th...Zephaniah 3:2She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LO...Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.Isaiah 30:27¶ Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the...Job 5:17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the cha...
Micah 6:10
Amos 3:10For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery...Amos 8:5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath,...Proverbs 20:10Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the L...Jeremiah 5:26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snar...Leviticus 19:35¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in meas...
Micah 6:11
Micah 6:12
Hosea 7:13Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they h...Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, a...Jeremiah 9:8Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably...Micah 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the mornin...Jeremiah 9:2Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might l...
Cross References
Micah 6:1
Jeremiah 22:29O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mou...Micah 1:2Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord...Ezekiel 36:1Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mounta...Psalms 50:4He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his...
Micah 6:2
Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controvers...Hosea 12:2The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to...Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as sca...2 Samuel 22:16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discover...Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and sh...
Micah 6:3
Jeremiah 2:5¶ Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they ar...Isaiah 43:22¶ But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O I...Psalms 81:13Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!Psalms 50:7Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee:...Jeremiah 2:31¶ O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israe...
Micah 6:4
Exodus 12:51And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Is...Deuteronomy 7:8But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had...Amos 2:10Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through th...Exodus 15:20¶ And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; an...2 Samuel 7:23And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God...
Micah 6:5
Numbers 25:1And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the da...Joshua 5:9And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt...Judges 5:11They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water...Joshua 4:19¶ And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and...Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the...
Micah 6:6
Psalms 51:16For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in bu...Romans 10:2For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowle...Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt...Acts 2:37¶ Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Pete...Matthew 19:16¶ And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I...
Micah 6:7
2 Kings 16:3But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass t...Psalms 51:16For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in bu...1 Samuel 15:22And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifice...Hosea 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt...2 Kings 21:6And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantm...
Micah 6:8
Deuteronomy 10:12¶ And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the L...Proverbs 21:3To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kind...Jeremiah 22:3Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoi...Hosea 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt...
Micah 6:9
Hosea 14:9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know th...Zephaniah 3:2She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LO...Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.Isaiah 30:27¶ Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the...Job 5:17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the cha...
Micah 6:10
Amos 3:10For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery...Amos 8:5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath,...Proverbs 20:10Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the L...Jeremiah 5:26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snar...Leviticus 19:35¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in meas...
Micah 6:11
Micah 6:12
Hosea 7:13Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they h...Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, a...Jeremiah 9:8Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably...Micah 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the mornin...Jeremiah 9:2Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might l...