Micah 6:3-8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 “O my people, what have I done to you?
In what have I wearied you? Answer me!(A)
4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt
and redeemed you from the house of slavery,
and I sent before you Moses,
Aaron, and Miriam.(B)
5 O my people, remember now what King Balak of Moab devised,
what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal,
that you may know the saving acts of the Lord.”(C)
What God Requires
6 “With what shall I come before the Lord
and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
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?”(D)
8 He has told you, O mortal, what is good,
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice and to love kindness
and to walk humbly with your God?(E)
Micah 6:3-8
New International Version
3 “My people, what have I done to you?
How have I burdened(A) you?(B) Answer me.
4 I brought you up out of Egypt(C)
and redeemed you from the land of slavery.(D)
I sent Moses(E) to lead you,
also Aaron(F) and Miriam.(G)
5 My people, remember
what Balak(H) king of Moab plotted
and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim(I) to Gilgal,(J)
that you may know the righteous acts(K) of the Lord.”
6 With what shall I come before(L) the Lord
and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?(M)
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,(N)
with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?(O)
Shall I offer my firstborn(P) for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?(Q)
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(R) and to love mercy
and to walk humbly[a](S) with your God.(T)
Footnotes
- Micah 6:8 Or prudently
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