Micah 6:8
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?
7 Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
9 The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.
10 Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- KJV
- He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
- WEB
- He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does the LORD require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- ASV
- He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?
- DARBY
- He hath shewn thee, O man, what is good: and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with thy God?
- BLB
- He has shown to you, O man, what [is] good. And what does YHWH seek from you, but to do justice and to love kindness, and to be humble to walk with your God?
- ÅB
- Han har sagt deg, menneske, hva godt er,
og hva Herren krever av deg:
Bare at du gjør rett,
elsker miskunn
og vandrer ydmykt med din Gud. - OTB
- Han har vist deg, menneske, hva som er godt;
Og hva krever Herren av deg
Bare å handle rettferdig, å elske barmhjertighet,
Og å vandre ydmykt med din Gud. - B1930
- Han har åpenbaret dig, menneske, hvad godt er; og hvad krever Herren av dig uten at du skal gjøre rett og gjerne vise kjærlighet og vandre ydmykt med din Gud?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Short explanation
The prophet says briefly what God asks: to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.
Context: A word from God to the people, in a lawsuit between God and Israel.
See also: Amos 5:24, Matthew 22:37
The explanation was written by an AI and has not yet been reviewed by a person. All explanations
Cross references
Deuteronomy 10:12–13
And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
Read in contextProverbs 21:3
To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Read in contextColossians 3:12
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Read in contextJeremiah 22:3
This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Read in contextHosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Read in context1 Samuel 15:22
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.
Read in contextIsaiah 66:2
Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
Read in context1 Peter 3:8
Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
Read in context