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Micah 6:2

1 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

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.

3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, 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, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

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  • Hosea 12:2

    The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

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  • Isaiah 1:18

    Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

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  • Jeremiah 25:31

    A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.

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  • 2 Samuel 22:16

    And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

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  • Proverbs 8:29

    When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

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  • Psalms 104:5

    Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

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  • Ezekiel 20:35–36

    And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

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