The Book of MICAH - Chapter Six

  

The Book of MICAH - Chapter Six

1 

Listen to what the Lord says:

‘Stand up, plead my case before the mountains;
    let the hills hear what you have to say.

2 

‘Hear, you mountains, the Lord’s accusation;
    listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the Lord has a case against his people;
    he is lodging a charge against Israel.

3 

‘My people, what have I done to you?
    How have I burdened you? Answer me.

4 

I brought you up out of Egypt
    and redeemed you from the land of slavery.
I sent Moses to lead you,
    also Aaron and Miriam.

5 

My people, remember
    what Balak king of Moab plotted
    and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal,
    that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.’

6 

With what shall I come before the Lord
    and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
    with calves a year old?

7 

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
    with ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,
    the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

8 

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly with your God.

9 

Listen! The Lord is calling to the city –
    and to fear your name is wisdom –
    ‘Heed the rod and the One who appointed it.

10 

Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, 

you wicked house,
    and the short ephah, which is accursed?

11 

Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales,
    with a bag of false weights?

12 

Your rich people are violent;
    your inhabitants are liars
    and their tongues speak deceitfully.

13 

Therefore, I have begun to destroy you,
    to ruin you because of your sins.

14 

You will eat but not be satisfied;
    your stomach will still be empty.
You will store up but save nothing,
    because what you save I will give to the sword.

15 

You will plant but not harvest;
    you will press olives but not use the oil,
    you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.

16 

You have observed the statutes of Omri
    and all the practices of Ahab’s house;
    you have followed their traditions.
Therefore I will give you over to ruin
    and your people to derision;
    you will bear the scorn of the nations.’

 

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READINGS 

The Book of MICAH

Chapter Six

Read by David Suchet

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OVERVIEW

The Book of MICAH (The Bible Project)

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STUDY - LINKS

The Book of MICAH

(David Pawson) 

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                               Micah 6-7 | Do Justice, Love Mercy | Bible Study

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Micah 6 : Baruch Korman

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                            Micah 6:8 - Maranatha Music (Lyric Video)

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The Book of MICAH - Chapter Five

 

The Book of MICAH - Chapter Five

1 

Marshal your troops now, city of troops,
    for a siege is laid against us.
They will strike Israel’s ruler
    on the cheek with a rod.

2 

‘But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    though you are small among the clans of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
    from ancient times.’

3 

Therefore Israel will be abandoned
    until the time when she who is in labour bears a son,
and the rest of his brothers return
    to join the Israelites.

4 

He will stand and shepherd his flock
    in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness
    will reach to the ends of the earth.

5 

And he will be our peace
    when the Assyrians invade our land
    and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
    even eight commanders,

6 

who will rule the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod with drawn sword.
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.

7 

The remnant of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.

8 

The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.

9 

Your hand will be lifted up in triumph over your enemies,
    and all your foes will be destroyed.

10 ‘In that day,’ declares the Lord,

‘I will destroy your horses from among you
    and demolish your chariots.

11 

I will destroy the cities of your land
    and tear down all your strongholds.

12 

I will destroy your witchcraft
    and you will no longer cast spells.

13 

I will destroy your idols
    and your sacred stones from among you;
you will no longer bow down
    to the work of your hands.

14 

I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles
    when I demolish your cities.

15 

I will take vengeance in anger and wrath
    on the nations that have not obeyed me.’

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READINGS 

The Book of MICAH

Chapter Five

Read by David Suchet

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OVERVIEW

The Book of MICAH (The Bible Project)

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STUDY - LINKS

The Book of MICAH

(David Pawson) 

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                               Micah 3-5 | Sword into Plows | Bible Study

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Micah 5 : Baruch Korman

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