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Micah 6:8-10
Contemporary English Version
Micah 6:8-10
Contemporary English Version
8 The Lord God has told us
what is right
and what he demands:
“See that justice is done,
let mercy be your first concern,
and humbly obey your God.”
Cheating and Violence
9 I am the Lord,
and you are wise to respect
my power to punish.
So listen to my message
for the city of Jerusalem:[a]
10 You store up stolen treasures
and use dishonest scales.[b]
Micah 6:8-10
New International Version
Micah 6:8-10
New International Version
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(A) and to love mercy
and to walk humbly[a](B) with your God.(C)
Israel’s Guilt and Punishment
Footnotes
- Micah 6:8 Or prudently
- Micah 6:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
- Micah 6:10 An ephah was a dry measure.
Micah 6:8-10
King James Version
Micah 6:8-10
King James Version
8 He 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?
9 The 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.
10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
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