Micah 6

YHWH presents a legal case against Israel, reminding them of His faithfulness while they respond with ingratitude and rebellion, questioning what offerings could satisfy Him.[1][2] YHWH reveals that He requires not sacrifices but justice, mercy, and humble obedience, yet Israel persists in wickedness and will face desolation and futility as judgment for their covenant unfaithfulness.[1][2][3]

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Verse 2
Hear Hear! Hear! O mountains mountains mountains - object-marker [·] the controversy dispute dispute of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and you enduring the enduring ones the enduring ones foundations foundations of foundations of of the earth land land for for/because for/because a controversy dispute dispute the LORD has to Yahweh to Yahweh with if / whether with his people his gathered people his gathered people and with and if and with Israel El-Contends Yiserael he will plead he will contend he will contend
שִׁמְע֤וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu Hear Hear! Hear! HVqv2mp הָרִים֙ 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim O mountains mountains mountains HNcmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo רִ֣יב 𐤓𐤉𐤁 riv the controversy dispute dispute HNcbsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/הָ/אֵתָנִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehaetanim and you enduring the enduring ones the enduring ones HC/Td/Aampa מֹ֣סְדֵי 𐤌𐤎𐤃𐤉 mosedey foundations foundations of foundations of HNcbpc אָ֑רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets Ayé (Yoruba) of the earth land land HNcbsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC רִ֤יב 𐤓𐤉𐤁 riv-2 a controversy dispute dispute HNcbsa לַֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD has to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR עַמּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people his gathered people his gathered people HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/עִם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌 veim and with and if and with HC/R יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp יִתְוַכָּֽח 𐤉𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇 yitevakach he will plead he will contend he will contend HVti3ms
Verse 4
For for/because for I brought you up I made you ascend I brought you up from the land from land from land of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim and from the house and from the built-house of and from the house of of slaves male servants male servants I redeemed you I ransomed you I redeemed you and I sent and I sent and I sent before you before your face to before your face [direct object marker] object-marker [·] Moses Mosheh Mosheh Aaron Aharon Aharon and Miriam and Miriam and Mireyam
כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for HC הֶעֱלִתִ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤊 heelitikha Aleya (Bemba) I brought you up I made you ascend I brought you up HVhp1cs/Sp2ms מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets Ayé (Yoruba) from the land from land from land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp וּ/מִ/בֵּ֥ית 𐤅/𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 umibeyt and from the house and from the built-house of and from the house of HC/R/Ncmsc עֲבָדִ֖ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim of slaves male servants male servants HNcmpa פְּדִיתִ֑י/ךָ 𐤐𐤃𐤉𐤕𐤉/𐤊 peditikha I redeemed you I ransomed you I redeemed you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms וָ/אֶשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤇 vaeshelach and I sent and I sent and I sent HC/Vqw1cs לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face to before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo מֹשֶׁ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp אַהֲרֹ֥ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp וּ/מִרְיָֽם 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 umireyam and Miriam and Miriam and Mireyam HC/Np
Verse 5
my people my people my people remember remember! remember now please please what what? what devised he counseled he advised Balak Balak Balaq king king of king of of Moab Moab Moav and what and what? and what answered where? answered him him [·] Balaam Bilam Bileam son son son of Beor Beor Beor from from from Shittim the acacias the Shitim to up to up to Gilgal the Gilgal the Gilegal that in order that in order that you may know knowledge-of knowing-of righteous acts righteous acts of righteous acts of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
עַמִּ֗/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs זְכָר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zekhar kumbuka (Lingala) remember remember! remember HVqv2ms נָא֙ 𐤍𐤀 na now please please HTe מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what HTi יָּעַ֗ץ 𐤉𐤏𐤑 yaats devised he counseled he advised HVqp3ms בָּלָק֙ 𐤁𐤋𐤒 balaq Balak Balak Balaq HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc מוֹאָ֔ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav of Moab Moab Moav HNp וּ/מֶה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umeh and what and what? and what HC/Ti עָנָ֥ה 𐤏𐤍𐤄 anah answered where? answered HVqp3ms אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him [·] HTo/Sp3ms בִּלְעָ֣ם 𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤌 bileam Balaam Bilam Bileam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son son HNcmsc בְּע֑וֹר 𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤓 beor of Beor Beor Beor HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הַ/שִּׁטִּים֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤈𐤉𐤌 hashitim Shittim the acacias the Shitim HTd/Np עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to up to HR הַ/גִּלְגָּ֔ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 hagilegal Gilgal the Gilgal the Gilegal HTd/Np לְמַ֕עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan that in order that in order that HR דַּ֖עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat you may know knowledge-of knowing-of HVqc צִדְק֥וֹת 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤅𐤕 tsideqot righteous acts righteous acts of righteous acts of HNcfpc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 6
With what with what? with what shall I come before I will go ahead to meet shall I come before the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and bow myself I will be bowed down and bow myself before the God to mighty ones of to the Elohim of on high lofty height lofty height Shall I come before Him I will go before him shall I come before him with burnt offerings ascending-offerings with whole burnt offerings with calves with young bull-calves with young bull-calves sons of sons of sons of a year year-cycle year-cycle
בַּ/מָּה֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤄 bamah With what with what? with what HR/Ti אֲקַדֵּ֣ם 𐤀𐤒𐤃𐤌 aqadem shall I come before I will go ahead to meet shall I come before HVpi1cs יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אִכַּ֖ף 𐤀𐤊𐤐 ikaf and bow myself I will be bowed down and bow myself HVNi1cs לֵ/אלֹהֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 lelohey Mulimu (Lozi) before the God to mighty ones of to the Elohim of HR/Ncmpc מָר֑וֹם 𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤌 marom on high lofty height lofty height HNcmsa הַ/אֲקַדְּמֶ֣/נּוּ 𐤄/𐤀𐤒𐤃𐤌/𐤍𐤅 haaqademenu Shall I come before Him I will go before him shall I come before him HTi/Vpi1cs/Sp3ms בְ/עוֹל֔וֹת 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤅𐤕 veolot with burnt offerings ascending-offerings with whole burnt offerings HR/Ncfpa בַּ/עֲגָלִ֖ים 𐤁/𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 baagalim with calves with young bull-calves with young bull-calves HR/Ncmpa בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc שָׁנָֽה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah a year year-cycle year-cycle HNcfsa
Verse 7
will he be pleased? Will he be pleased? Will he be pleased? Yahweh Yahweh Yahweh with thousands of in thousands of in thousands of rams rams rams with ten thousands of in myriads of with myriads of rivers of wadis of streams of oil rich oil rich oil shall I give I will give shall I give my firstborn my firstborn son my firstborn son for my transgression my rebellion my transgression the fruit fruit-yield fruit of my body my inner womb my belly for the sin sin-offense for the sin of my soul my living being my life
הֲ/יִרְצֶ֤ה 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤑𐤄 hayiretseh will he be pleased? Will he be pleased? Will he be pleased? HTi/Vqi3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) Yahweh Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/אַלְפֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉 bealefey with thousands of in thousands of in thousands of HR/Acbpc אֵילִ֔ים 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 eylim rams rams rams HNcmpa בְּ/רִֽבְב֖וֹת 𐤁/𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤅𐤕 berivevot with ten thousands of in myriads of with myriads of HR/Ncfpc נַֽחֲלֵי 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤉 nachaley rivers of wadis of streams of HNcmpc שָׁ֑מֶן 𐤔𐤌𐤍 shamen oil rich oil rich oil HNcmsa הַ/אֶתֵּ֤ן 𐤄/𐤀𐤕𐤍 haeten shall I give I will give shall I give HTi/Vqi1cs בְּכוֹרִ/י֙ 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓/𐤉 bekhori bek-ore (Akan Twi) my firstborn my firstborn son my firstborn son HNcmsc/Sp1cs פִּשְׁעִ֔/י 𐤐𐤔𐤏/𐤉 pishei for my transgression my rebellion my transgression HNcmsc/Sp1cs פְּרִ֥י 𐤐𐤓𐤉 peri the fruit fruit-yield fruit HNcmsc בִטְנִ֖/י 𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤉 viteni of my body my inner womb my belly HNcfsc/Sp1cs חַטַּ֥את 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 chatat for the sin sin-offense for the sin HNcfsc נַפְשִֽׁ/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi of my soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs
Verse 8
He has told he made known he declared to you — to you O man human being human being what what? what? is good good good and what and what? and what? the LORD Yahweh Yahweh requires the seeking-one the seeking-one of you from you from you but for/because for/because but if / whether if / whether to do to do to do justice judgment judgment to love and love-of and love-of mercy covenant-loyal love steadfast love humbly and to conduct oneself modestly and to conduct oneself modestly to walk to go to go with if / whether with your God your Mighty One your Elohim
הִגִּ֥יד 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃 higid He has told he made known he declared HVhp3ms לְ/ךָ֛ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms אָדָ֖ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam O man human being human being HNcmsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what? HTi טּ֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov is good good good HAamsa וּ/מָֽה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah and what and what? and what? HC/Ti יְהוָ֞ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ 𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤔 doresh requires the seeking-one the seeking-one HVqrmsa מִמְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha of you from you from you HR/Sp2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki but for/because for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im but if / whether if / whether HC עֲשׂ֤וֹת 𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 asot to do to do to do HVqc מִשְׁפָּט֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment judgment HNcmsa וְ/אַ֣הֲבַת 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 veahavat to love and love-of and love-of HC/Ncfsc חֶ֔סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed mercy covenant-loyal love steadfast love HNcmsa וְ/הַצְנֵ֥עַ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤍𐤏 vehatsenea humbly and to conduct oneself modestly and to conduct oneself modestly HC/Vha לֶ֖כֶת 𐤋𐤊𐤕 lekhet to walk to go to go HVqc עִם 𐤏𐤌 im-2 with if / whether with HR אֱלֹהֶֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms
Verse 14
You you you will eat you will eat you will eat but not and not and not be satisfied she will be satisfied be satisfied and your hunger will remain and your hunger-faintness and your hunger-faintness within you in your inner part in your midst and you will gather and you will drive back and you will withdraw but not and not and not deliver you will cause to escape will you cause to escape and that which and that-which and that which you deliver you will rescue you will rescue to the sword to the destroying blade to the sword I will give I will give I will give
אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah You you you HPp2ms תֹאכַל֙ 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 tokhal okèlè (Yoruba) will eat you will eat you will eat HVqi2ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not and not HC/Tn תִשְׂבָּ֔ע 𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤏 tiseba be satisfied she will be satisfied be satisfied HVqi2ms וְ/יֶשְׁחֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤇/𐤊 veyeshechakha and your hunger will remain and your hunger-faintness and your hunger-faintness HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/קִרְבֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤊 beqirebekha within you in your inner part in your midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וְ/תַסֵּג֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤎𐤂 vetaseg and you will gather and you will drive back and you will withdraw HC/Vhi2ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 but not and not and not HC/Tn תַפְלִ֔יט 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈 tafelit deliver you will cause to escape will you cause to escape HVhi2ms וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and that which and that-which and that which HC/Tr תְּפַלֵּ֖ט 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤈 tefalet you deliver you will rescue you will rescue HVpi2ms לַ/חֶ֥רֶב 𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤁 lacherev to the sword to the destroying blade to the sword HRd/Ncfsa אֶתֵּֽן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I will give I will give I will give HVqi1cs
Verse 15
you you you will sow you (ms) will sow you (ms) will sow but not and not and not will reap you will reap you will reap you you you will tread she will tread will tread olive olive tree olive tree but not and not and not will anoint you will smear you will oil with oil rich oil rich oil and new wine fresh grape-must and new wine but not and not and not will drink she drinks will drink wine fermented grape wine fermented grape wine
אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms תִזְרַ֖ע 𐤕𐤆𐤓𐤏 tizera will sow you (ms) will sow you (ms) will sow HVqi2ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not and not HC/Tn תִקְצ֑וֹר 𐤕𐤒𐤑𐤅𐤓 tiqetsor will reap you will reap you will reap HVqi2ms אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-2 you you you HPp2ms תִדְרֹֽךְ 𐤕𐤃𐤓𐤊 tiderokhe kanyaga (Swahili) will tread she will tread will tread HVqi2ms זַ֨יִת֙ 𐤆𐤉𐤕 zayit olive olive tree olive tree HNcmsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 but not and not and not HC/Tn תָס֣וּךְ 𐤕𐤎𐤅𐤊 tasukhe will anoint you will smear you will oil HVqi2ms שֶׁ֔מֶן 𐤔𐤌𐤍 shemen with oil rich oil rich oil HNcmsa וְ/תִיר֖וֹשׁ 𐤅/𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔 vetirosh and new wine fresh grape-must and new wine HC/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-3 but not and not and not HC/Tn תִשְׁתֶּה 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤄 tisheteh will drink she drinks will drink HVqi2ms יָּֽיִן 𐤉𐤉𐤍 yayin ubumayi (Bemba) wine fermented grape wine fermented grape wine HNcmsa
Verse 16
and are kept and he will guard himself and are kept statutes engraved statutes of statutes of of Omri Omri Meri and all and the whole of and all of works deed of work of house house-of house of of Ahab Brother-of-a-Father Acheav and you walk and you went and you went in their counsels in their deliberations in their counsels that in order that in order that I may make my giving I may make you you-marked [·] a desolation for utter desolation for utter desolation and the inhabitants of her and the ones dwelling in her and the ones dwelling in her a hissing a hissing sound for hissing and reproach and reproach-shame of and shame of of My people my people my people you shall bear you (masculine plural) will bear you will bear
וְ/יִשְׁתַּמֵּ֞ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤌𐤓 veyishetamer and are kept and he will guard himself and are kept HC/Vti3ms חֻקּ֣וֹת 𐤇𐤒𐤅𐤕 chuqot statutes engraved statutes of statutes of HNcbpc עָמְרִ֗י 𐤏𐤌𐤓𐤉 ameri of Omri Omri Meri HNp וְ/כֹל֙ 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol kila (Swahili) and all and the whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh works deed of work of HNcmsc בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt house house-of house of HNcmsc אַחְאָ֔ב 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 acheav of Ahab Brother-of-a-Father Acheav HNp וַ/תֵּלְכ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤊𐤅 vatelekhu and you walk and you went and you went HC/Vqw2mp בְּ/מֹֽעֲצוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤕/𐤌 bemoatsotam in their counsels in their deliberations in their counsels HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp לְמַעַן֩ 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan that in order that in order that HR תִּתִּ֨/י 𐤕𐤕/𐤉 titi I may make my giving I may make HVqc/Sp1cs אֹתְ/ךָ֜ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 otekha you you-marked [·] HTo/Sp2ms לְ/שַׁמָּ֗ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤄 leshamah a desolation for utter desolation for utter desolation HR/Ncfsa וְ/יֹשְׁבֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉/𐤄 veyosheveyha and the inhabitants of her and the ones dwelling in her and the ones dwelling in her HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3fs לִ/שְׁרֵקָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤒𐤄 lishereqah a hissing a hissing sound for hissing HR/Ncfsa וְ/חֶרְפַּ֥ת 𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤕 vecherepat and reproach and reproach-shame of and shame of HC/Ncfsc עַמִּ֖/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami of My people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs תִּשָּֽׂאוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤀𐤅 tisau you shall bear you (masculine plural) will bear you will bear HVqi2mp
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