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Micah 6:9

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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?

8 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?

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?

11 Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
The LORD’s voice calls to the city— and wisdom fears your name— “Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.
ASV
The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
DARBY
Jehovah's voice crieth unto the city, and wisdom looketh on thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
BLB
The voice of YHWH calls to the city, and wisdom fears Your name: “Heed the rod, and the One who has appointed it!
ÅB
Herrens røst roper til byen.
Visdom er å akte på navnet ditt.[^2]
Hør straffen, og hvem som har fastsatt den!
OTB
Herrens røst roper til byen—
Og det er klokt å frykte ditt navn:
“Hør, du stamme. Hvem har fastsatt dens tid?
B1930
Herrens røst roper til staden, og efter visdom ser ditt navn; hør straffen og hvem som har fastsatt den! / < Guds navn d.e. Gud selv.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 3:19

    Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

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  • Hosea 14:9

    Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

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  • Zephaniah 3:2

    She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.

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  • Isaiah 30:27

    Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.

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  • Isaiah 9:13

    But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Isaiah 27:10

    For the fortified city lies deserted— a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.

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  • Jeremiah 26:18

    “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’

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  • Jeremiah 37:8–10

    Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down.

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