Micah 5:8

5:8 Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations,

in the midst of many peoples.

They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest,

like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,

which attacks when it passes through;

it rips its prey ¹  and there is no one to stop it. ² 

Micah 6:8

6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good,

and what the Lord really wants from you: ³ 

He wants you to ⁴  promote ⁵  justice, to be faithful, ⁶ 

and to live obediently before ⁷  your God.

[5:8]  ¹ tn The words “its prey” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[5:8]  ² tn Heb “and there is no deliverer.”

[6:8]  ³ sn What the Lord really wants from you. Now the prophet switches roles and answers the hypothetical worshiper’s question. He makes it clear that the Lord desires proper attitudes more than ritual and sacrifice.

[6:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “except.” This statement is actually linked with what precedes, “What does he want from you except….”

[6:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “to do,” in the sense of “promote.”

[6:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “to love faithfulness.”

[6:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “to walk humbly [or perhaps, “carefully”] with.”