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Micah 6:7-9
New Living Translation
Micah 6:7-9
New Living Translation
7 Should we offer him thousands of rams
and ten thousand rivers of olive oil?
Should we sacrifice our firstborn children
to pay for our sins?
8 No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,
and this is what he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God.
Israel’s Guilt and Punishment
9 Fear the Lord if you are wise!
His voice calls to everyone in Jerusalem:
“The armies of destruction are coming;
the Lord is sending them.[a]
Footnotes
- 6:9 Hebrew “Listen to the rod. / Who appointed it?”
Micah 6:7-9
New International Version
Micah 6:7-9
New International Version
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,(A)
with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?(B)
Shall I offer my firstborn(C) for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?(D)
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(E) and to love mercy
and to walk humbly[a](F) with your God.(G)
Israel’s Guilt and Punishment
Micah 6:7-9
King James Version
Micah 6:7-9
King James Version
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?
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.
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