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Text -- Micah 6:3-16 (NET)
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6:3 “My people , how have I wronged you? How have I wearied you? Answer me!
6:4 In fact , I brought you up from the land of Egypt , I delivered you from that place of slavery . I sent Moses , Aaron , and Miriam to lead you.
6:5 My people , recall how King Balak of Moab planned to harm you, how Balaam son of Beor responded to him. Recall how you journeyed from Shittim to Gilgal , so you might acknowledge that the Lord has treated you fairly .”
6:6 With what should I enter the Lord’s presence? With what should I bow before the sovereign God ? Should I enter his presence with burnt offerings , with year-old calves ?
6:7 Will the Lord accept a thousand rams , or ten thousand streams of olive oil ? Should I give him my firstborn child as payment for my rebellion , my offspring – my own flesh and blood – for my sin ?
6:8 He has told you, O man , what is good , and what the Lord really wants from you: He wants you to promote justice , to be faithful , and to live obediently before your God .
6:9 Listen! The Lord is calling to the city ! It is wise to respect your authority , O Lord! Listen , O nation , and those assembled in the city!
6:10 “I will not overlook, O sinful house , the dishonest gain you have hoarded away, or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.
6:11 I do not condone the use of rigged scales , or a bag of deceptive weights .
6:12 The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence ; her inhabitants lie , their tongues speak deceptive words .
6:13 I will strike you brutally and destroy you because of your sin .
6:14 You will eat , but not be satisfied . Even if you have the strength to overtake some prey , you will not be able to carry it away ; if you do happen to carry away something, I will deliver it over to the sword .
6:15 You will plant crops , but will not harvest them; you will squeeze oil from the olives , but you will have no oil to rub on your bodies; you will squeeze juice from the grapes , but you will have no wine to drink .
6:16 You implement the regulations of Omri , and all the practices of Ahab’s dynasty ; you follow their policies . Therefore I will make you an appalling sight , the city’s inhabitants will be taunted derisively , and nations will mock all of you.”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Micah |
Sin |
PROVERBS, THE BOOK OF |
Condescension of God |
Holiness |
MEDIATION; MEDIATOR |
MICAH (2) |
Offerings |
SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2 |
Anointing |
Measure |
SANCTIFICATION |
ISAIAH, 1-7 |
Balaam |
ABEL-SHITTIM |
JUDAH, KINGDOM OF |
Humility |
OIL |
Balances |
Idolatry |
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NET Notes -> Mic 6:3; Mic 6:4; Mic 6:5; Mic 6:5; Mic 6:6; Mic 6:6; Mic 6:6; Mic 6:7; Mic 6:8; Mic 6:8; Mic 6:8; Mic 6:8; Mic 6:8; Mic 6:9; Mic 6:9; Mic 6:9; Mic 6:10; Mic 6:10; Mic 6:10; Mic 6:10; Mic 6:11; Mic 6:11; Mic 6:12; Mic 6:12; Mic 6:12; Mic 6:13; Mic 6:14; Mic 6:14; Mic 6:14; Mic 6:15; Mic 6:15; Mic 6:15; Mic 6:16; Mic 6:16; Mic 6:16; Mic 6:16; Mic 6:16; Mic 6:16; Mic 6:16; Mic 6:16
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NET Notes: Mic 6:5 Heb “From Shittim to Gilgal, in order to know the just acts of the Lord.” Something appears to be missing at the beginning of the line. Th...
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NET Notes: Mic 6:7 Heb “the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) is often translated...
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NET Notes: Mic 6:9 Heb (apparently) “Listen [to] the staff and the one who appointed it.” Verse 10 then begins with עוֹד (yod, “...
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NET Notes: Mic 6:10 Merchants would use a smaller than standard measure so they could give the customer less than he thought he was paying for.
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NET Notes: Mic 6:11 Merchants also used rigged scales and deceptive weights to cheat their customers. See the note at Amos 8:5.
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NET Notes: Mic 6:14 The Hiphal of פָּלַט (palat) is used in Isa 5:29 of an animal carrying its prey to a secure place.
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NET Notes: Mic 6:15 Heb “and juice, but you will not drink wine.” The verb תִדְרֹךְ (tidrokh, “you will ...
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