Micah 6:4

God's faithfulness Israel and the nations

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!

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.

⁵ My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”

⁶ With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

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: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage. I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
ASV: For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
DARBY: For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
BLB: For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery; I redeemed you and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

ÅB: Jeg førte deg opp fra Egypt
og løste deg ut av slavehuset.
Jeg sendte Moses, Aron og Mirjam foran deg.
OTB: Sannelig, jeg førte deg opp fra landet Egypt,
Jeg frigjorde deg fra trellehuset,
Og jeg sendte Moses, Aron og Mirjam foran deg.
B1930: For jeg førte dig op fra Egyptens land og løste dig ut av trælehuset, og jeg sendte Moses, Aron og Mirjam til førere for dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 7:8
But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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Exodus 12:51
And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.
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Psalms 136:10–11
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.
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Exodus 15:20–21
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
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Jeremiah 32:21
You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror.
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Exodus 20:2
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
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Isaiah 63:9–12
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
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2 Samuel 7:23
And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
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