1 Hear what the LORD says: Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
2 Hear, you mountains, the controversy of the LORD, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the LORD has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.
3 "O my people, what have I done to you? In what have I wearied you? Answer me!
4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and redeemed you from the house of bondage; and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5 O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Be'or answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the saving acts of the LORD."
6 "With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? 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 thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?"
8 He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
9 The voice of the LORD cries to the city -- and it is sound wisdom to fear thy name: "Hear, O tribe and assembly of the city!
10 Can I forget the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is accursed?
11 Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful weights?
12 Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 Therefore I have begun to smite you, making you desolate because of your sins.
14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied, and there shall be hunger in your inward parts; you shall put away, but not save, and what you save I will give to the sword.
15 You shall sow, but not reap; you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.
16 For you have kept the statutes of Omri, and all the works of the house of Ahab; and you have walked in their counsels; that I may make you a desolation, and your inhabitants a hissing; so you shall bear the scorn of the peoples."
Versículos relacionados com Micah, 6:
Micah 6 deals with God's judgment on the nation of Israel for its infidelity and injustice. God calls Israel to account for his disobedience and offers a way to reconciliation through repentance and return to obedience. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in Micah 6:
Psalm 50:6 - "The heavens proclaim their righteousness, for God is the judge." This verse talks about God as the righteous judge, who will bring justice and judgment on the earth, including Israel.
Isaiah 1:18 - "Come, let's reflect together, says the Lord, Though your sins are red as scarlet, they will become white like snow." This verse highlights God's offering of forgiveness and reconciliation to those who repent of their sins and return to Him.
Jeremiah 22:3 - "Thus says the Lord, Practice the right and justice, and free the oppressed from the oppressor's hand." This verse reinforces God's emphasis on righteousness and care for the less favored, something Israel failed to fulfill.
Hosea 6:6 - "For I want loyal love, not sacrifices; knowledge of God instead of burnt offering." This verse highlights the importance of the heart and motivation behind actions rather than just following empty rituals and traditions.
Amos 5:24 - "Run justice like a river, righteousness like a perennial riberate!" This verse portrays justice and righteousness as continuous and flowing, something God expects from His people.
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