He has (A)told you, mortal one, what is good;
And (B)what does the Lord require of you
But to (C)do justice, to (D)love [a]kindness,
And to walk [b](E)humbly with your God?

The voice of the Lord will call to the city—
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
[c]Hear, you tribe. Who has designated [d]its time?
10 Is there still a person in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of (F)wickedness,
And a [e](G)short measure that is cursed?

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:8 Or loyalty
  2. Micah 6:8 Or circumspectly
  3. Micah 6:9 Or Hear about the rod and who designated it
  4. Micah 6:9 Lit it
  5. Micah 6:10 Lit shrunken ephah

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.