Micah 6:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Micah 6:2

God Pleads with Israel

1 Hear now what the Lord says:
“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.

2 ^aHear, O you mountains, ^bthe Lord’s complaint,
And you strong foundations of the earth;
For ^cthe Lord has a complaint against His people,
And He will¹ contend with Israel.

3 “O My people, what ^ahave I done to you?
And how have I ^bwearied you?
Testify against Me.

4 ^aFor I brought you up from the land of Egypt,
I redeemed you from the house of bondage;
And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

5 O My people, remember now
What ^aBalak king of Moab counseled,
And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
From¹ Acacia Grove to Gilgal,
That you may know ^bthe righteousness of the Lord.”

6 With what shall I come before the Lord,
And bow myself before the High God?
Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings,
With calves a year old?

7 ^aWill the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
Ten thousand ^brivers of oil?
^cShall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
¹The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

8 He has ^ashown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But ^bto do justly,
To love¹ mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?

Punishment of Israel’s Injustice

9 The Lord’s voice cries to the city—
Wisdom shall see Your name:
“Hear the rod!
Who has appointed it?

10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness
In the house of the wicked,
And the short measure that is an abomination?

11 Shall I count pure those with ^athe wicked scales,
And with the bag of deceitful weights?

12 For her rich men are full of ^aviolence,
Her inhabitants have spoken lies,
And ^btheir tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

13 “Therefore I will also ^amake you sick by striking you,
By making you desolate because of your sins.

14 ^aYou shall eat, but not be satisfied;
¹Hunger shall be in your midst.
You may carry some away,¹ but shall not save them;
And what you do rescue I will give over to the sword.

15 “You shall ^asow, but not reap;
You shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
And make sweet wine, but not drink wine.

16 For the statutes of ^aOmri are ^bkept;
All the works of Ahab’s house are done;
And you walk in their counsels,
That I may make you a¹ desolation,
And your inhabitants a hissing.
Therefore you shall bear the ^creproach of My people.”

Verse Comparison: Micah 6:2

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American Standard Version
Hear, O ye mountains, Jehovah's controversy, and ye enduring foundations of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.

Amplified® Bible
Hear, O mountains, the Lord's controversy, and you strong {and} enduring foundations of the earth, for the Lord has a controversy (a pleading contention) with His people, and He will [pleadingly] contend with Israel.

Contemporary English Version
Israel, I am bringing charges against you-- I call upon the mountains and the earth's firm foundation to be my witnesses.

Darby English Version
Hear, ye mountains, Jehovah's controversy, and ye, unchanging foundations of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

Good News Bible
You mountains, you everlasting foundations of the earth, listen to the LORD's case! The LORD has a case against his people. He is going to bring an accusation against Israel.

King James Version
Hear 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.

New American Standard Bible
"Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the LORD, And you enduring foundations of the earth, Because the LORD has a case against His people; Even with Israel He will dispute.

New International Version
Hear, O mountains, the LORD's accusation;
listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the LORD has a case against his people;
he is lodging a charge against Israel.

New King James Version
Hear, O you mountains, the LORD’s complaint,
And you strong foundations of the earth;
For the LORD has a complaint against His people,
And He will contend with Israel.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the LORD, And you enduring foundations of the earth, Because the LORD has a case against His people; Even with Israel He will dispute.

Revised Standard Version
Hear, you mountains, the controversy of the LORD, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the LORD has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
Hear, O mountains, the strife of Jehovah, Ye strong ones -- foundations of earth! For a strife `is' to Jehovah, with His people, And with Israel He doth reason.

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