Micah 5:6-6:8
New American Standard Bible
6 They will (A)shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
The land of (B)Nimrod at its entrances;
And He will (C)rescue us from the Assyrian
When he invades our land,
And when he tramples our territory.
7 Then the (D)remnant of Jacob
Will be among many peoples
Like (E)dew from the Lord,
Like (F)showers on vegetation
That do not wait for man,
Or delay for [a]mankind.
8 The remnant of Jacob
Will be among the nations,
Among many peoples
(G)Like a lion among the animals of the forest,
Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
Which, if he passes through,
(H)Tramples and (I)tears,
And there is (J)no one who can rescue.
9 Your hand will be (K)lifted up against your adversaries,
And all your enemies will be eliminated.
10 “And it will be on that day,” declares the Lord,
“(L)That I will eliminate your (M)horses from among you,
And destroy your chariots.
11 I will also eliminate the (N)cities of your land,
And tear down all your (O)fortifications.
12 I will eliminate (P)sorceries from your hand,
And you will have no fortune-tellers.
13 (Q)I will eliminate your carved images
And your memorial stones from among you,
So that you will no longer bow down
To the work of your hands.
14 I will uproot your [b](R)Asherim from among you,
And destroy your cities.
15 And I will (S)execute vengeance in anger and wrath
On the nations which have not obeyed.”
God’s Indictment of His People
6 Hear now what the Lord is saying,
“Arise, plead your case [c]before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.
2 Listen, you mountains, to the indictment by the Lord,
And you enduring (T)foundations of the earth,
Because the (U)Lord has a case against His people;
And He will dispute with Israel.
3 (V)My people, (W)what have I done to you,
And (X)how have I wearied you? Answer Me.
4 Indeed, I (Y)brought you up from the land of Egypt,
I (Z)redeemed you from the house of slavery,
And I sent before you (AA)Moses, Aaron, and (AB)Miriam.
5 My people, remember now
What (AC)Balak king of Moab planned
And what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
And what happened from (AD)Shittim to (AE)Gilgal,
[d]So that you might know the (AF)righteous acts of the Lord.”
What God Requires of Mankind
6 (AG)With what shall I come to the Lord
And bow myself before the God on high?
Shall I come to Him with (AH)burnt offerings,
With yearling calves?
7 Does the Lord take pleasure in (AI)thousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of [e]oil?
Shall I give Him my (AJ)firstborn for my wrongdoings,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has (AK)told you, mortal one, what is good;
And (AL)what does the Lord require of you
But to (AM)do justice, to (AN)love [f]kindness,
And to walk [g](AO)humbly with your God?
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