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Micah 6:1

Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.

2 Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:

3 ‘My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you!

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
KJV
Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
WEB
Listen now to what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear what you have to say.
ASV
Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
DARBY
Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
BLB
Hear now what YHWH is saying: “Arise, dispute with the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
ÅB
Hør nå hva Herren sier:
Reis deg, før saken din for fjellene,
og la høydene høre røsten din!
OTB
Hør nå hva Herren sier:
“Reis deg, før din sak fram for fjellene,
Og la høydene høre din røst.”
B1930
Hør nu hvad Herren sier: Reis dig, før din sak for fjellene, og la haugene høre din røst!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 22:29

    O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!

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  • Deuteronomy 32:1

    Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

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  • Micah 1:2

    Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.

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  • Ezekiel 36:1

    “And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.

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  • Psalms 50:4

    He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:

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  • Deuteronomy 4:26

    I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.

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  • Isaiah 1:2

    Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

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  • Ezekiel 36:8

    But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.

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