Micah 6:2

6:1 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. before: or, with

Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

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Hear, you mountains, Yahweh’s controversy, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for Yahweh has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.

Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

Hear you, O mountains, the LORD’s controversy, and you strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD has a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

6:3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

What does Micah 6:2 mean?

Micah 6:2 is a verse in the book of Micah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ), הַר (har), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Hearשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

ye,

mountains,הַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

the

LORD'SיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

controversy,רִיבrîyb/reeb/H7379a contest (personal or legal)

and

strongאֵיתָןʼêythân/ay-thawn'/H386permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain

foundationsמוֹסָדָהmôwçâdâh/mo-saw-daw'/H4146a foundation

the

earth:אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

for

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

hath

controversyרִיבrîyb/reeb/H7379a contest (personal or legal)

with

his

people,עַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

and

will

pleadיָכַחyâkach/yaw-kahh'/H3198to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict

with

Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Commentary on Micah 6:2

HENRY_FULL · Micah 6:2

773" In this chapter, I. The prophet is consulted by some of the elders of Israel, ver. 1 . II. He is instructed by his God what answer to give them. He must, 1. Signify God's displeasure against them, ver. 2, 3 . And, 2. He must show them what just cause he had for that displeasure, by giving them a history of God's grateful dealings with their fathers and their treacherous dealings with God. (1.) In Egypt, ver. 10-26 . (3.) In Canaan, ver. 27-32 . 3. He must denounce the judgments of God against them, ver. 33-36 . 4. He must tell them likewise what mercy God had in store for them, when he would bring a remnant of them to repentance, re-establish them in their own land, and set up his sanctuary among them again, ver. 37-44 . 5. Here is another word dropped towards Jerusalem, which is explained and enlarged upon in the next chapter, ver. 45-49 . The Prophet Consulted by the Elders. ( b. c. 592.)

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Hosea 4:1

Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Frequently asked questions

What does Micah 6:2 say?

Micah 6:2 (King James Version) reads: "Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel."

Is Micah 6:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Micah 6:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Micah.

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