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Micah 6:8

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6 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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?

9 The LORD’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

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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, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

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  • Proverbs 21:3

    To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

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  • Colossians 3:12

    Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

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  • Jeremiah 22:3

    Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

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  • Hosea 6:6

    For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:22

    And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

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  • Isaiah 66:2

    For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

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  • 1 Peter 3:8

    Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

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