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Micah 6:2

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

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!

4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.

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BSB
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:
KJV
Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
WEB
Hear, you mountains, the LORD’s indictment, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the LORD has a case against his people, and he will contend with Israel.
ASV
Hear, O ye mountains, Jehovah`s controversy, and ye enduring foundations of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.
DARBY
Hear, ye mountains, Jehovah's controversy, and ye, unchanging foundations of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
BLB
Hear, O mountains, the dispute of YHWH, and you enduring foundations of the earth, for a dispute [is] unto YHWH against His people, and He will argue against Israel.
ÅB
Hør, dere fjell, Herrens sak,
og dere, jordens evige grunnvoller!
For Herren har sak med folket sitt,
og med Israel går han i rette.
OTB
Lytt, dere fjell, til Herrens anklage,
Og dere evige grunnvoller av jorden,
For Herren har en klage mot sitt folk,
Og Han vil føre sak mot Israel.
B1930
Hør, I fjell, Herrens sak, og I jordens evige grunnvoller! For Herren har sak med sitt folk, og med Israel går han i rette.

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Cross references

  • Hosea 4:1

    Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!

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  • Hosea 12:2

    The LORD also brings a charge against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

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  • Isaiah 1:18

    “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

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  • Jeremiah 25:31

    The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.

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  • 2 Samuel 22:16

    The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

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  • Proverbs 8:29

    when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

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  • Psalms 104:5

    He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

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  • Ezekiel 20:35–36

    And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.

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