Micah 6:7

Micah 6:7

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?

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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rivers of oil—used in sacrifices (Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 2:15). Will God be appeased by my offering so much oil that it shall flow in myriads of torrents?

my first-born— (II Kings 3:27). As the king of Moab did.

fruit of my body—my children, as an atonement (Psalms 132:11). The Jews offered human sacrifices in the valley of Hinnom (Jeremiah 19:5; Jeremiah 32:35; Ezekiel 23:27).

**Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Micah 6:7:**

Isaiah 1:12
Isaiah 43:23
Ezekiel 16:20-21
Hosea 6:6
Matthew 12:7
Matthew 23:23
Luke 11:42
James 1:26-27

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