Mankind, He has told you what is good(A)
and what it is the Lord requires of you:(B)
to act justly,(C)
to love faithfulness,(D)
and to walk humbly with your God.(E)

Verdict of Judgment

The voice of Yahweh calls out to the city[a]
(and it is wise to fear Your name):
“Pay attention to the rod
and the One who ordained it.[b]
10 Are there still[c] the treasures of wickedness(F)
and the accursed short measure(G)
in the house of the wicked?

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:9 = Jerusalem
  2. Micah 6:9 Or attention, you tribe. Who has ordained it?; Hb obscure
  3. Micah 6:10 Hb obscure

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(A) and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly[a](B) with your God.(C)

Israel’s Guilt and Punishment

Listen! The Lord is calling to the city—
    and to fear your name is wisdom—
    “Heed the rod(D) and the One who appointed it.[b]
10 Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house,
    and the short ephah,[c] which is accursed?(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:8 Or prudently
  2. Micah 6:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
  3. Micah 6:10 An ephah was a dry measure.