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Micah 6:9

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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?

8 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?

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?

11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful 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

    As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

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  • Hosea 14:9

    Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

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  • Zephaniah 3:2

    She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.

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  • Isaiah 30:27

    Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

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  • Isaiah 9:13

    For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

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  • Isaiah 27:10

    Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.

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  • Jeremiah 26:18

    Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

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  • Jeremiah 37:8–10

    And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

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