Micah Chapter 6 (NIV)
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The Lord’s Case Against IsraelListen to what the Lord says:“Stand up, plead your case before the mountains;let the hills hear what you have to say.
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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.
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“My people, what have I done to you?How have I burdened you? Answer me.
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I brought you up out of Egyptand redeemed you from the land of slavery.I sent Moses to lead you,also Aaron and Miriam.
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My people, rememberwhat Balak king of Moab counseledand what Balaam son of Beor answered.Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal,that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”
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With what shall I come before the Lordand bow down before the exalted God?Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,with calves a year old?
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Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,with ten thousand rivers of oil?Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
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He has showed you, O man, what is good.And what does the Lord require of you?To act justly and to love mercyand to walk humbly with your God.
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Israel’s Guilt and PunishmentListen! The Lord is calling to the city—and to fear your name is wisdom—“Heed the rod and the One who appointed it.
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Am I still to forget, O wicked house,your ill-gotten treasuresand the short ephah, which is accursed?
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Shall I acquit a man with dishonest scales,with a bag of false weights?
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Her rich men are violent;her people are liarsand their tongues speak deceitfully.
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Therefore, I have begun to destroy you,to ruin you because of your sins.
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You will eat but not be satisfied;your stomach will still be empty.You will store up but save nothing,because what you save I will give to the sword.
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You will plant but not harvest;you will press olives but not use the oil on yourselves,you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.
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You have observed the statutes of Omriand all the practices of Ahab’s house,and you have followed their traditions.Therefore I will give you over to ruinand your people to derision;you will bear the scorn of the nations.”
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