Micah 6:1
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New International Version (©1984)
Listen to what the LORD says: "Stand up, plead your case before the mountains; let the hills hear what you have to say.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Listen to what the LORD is saying: "Stand up and state your case against me. Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Hear what the LORD says: Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Hear now what the LORD is saying, "Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Now listen to what the LORD is saying, "Stand up! Plead your case in front of the mountains, and let the hills listen to your request.

King James Bible
Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

American King James Version
Hear you now what the LORD said; Arise, contend you before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.

American Standard Version
Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

Bible in Basic English
Give ear now to the words of the Lord: Up! put forward your cause before the mountains, let your voice be sounding among the hills.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Hear ye what the Lord saith: Arise, contend thou in judgment against the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

Darby Bible Translation
Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

English Revised Version
Hear ye now what the LORD saith: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

Webster's Bible Translation
Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

World English Bible
Listen now to what Yahweh says: "Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear what you have to say.

Young's Literal Translation
Hear, I pray you, that which Jehovah is saying: 'Rise -- strive thou with the mountains, And cause thou the hills to hear thy voice.'

Geneva Study Bible

Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the {a} mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

(a) He took the high mountains and hard rocks as witnesses against the obstinacy of his people.

Wesley's Notes

6:1 Arise - This is God's command to Micah. Contend thou - Argue the case between God and thy people; and speak as if thou wouldst make the mountains hear thee, to testify for me.

King James Translators' Notes

before: or, with

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

CHAPTER 6

Mic 6:1-16. Appeal before All Creation to the Israelites to Testify, if They Can, if Jehovah Ever Did Aught but Acts of Kindness to Them from the Earliest Period: God Requires of Them Not So Much Sacrifices, as Real Piety and Justice: Their Impieties and Coming Punishment.

1. contend thou-Israel is called by Jehovah to plead with Him in controversy. Mic 5:11-13 suggested the transition from those happy times described in the fourth and fifth chapters, to the prophet's own degenerate times and people.

before the mountains-in their presence; personified as if witnesses (compare Mic 1:2; De 32:1; Isa 1:2). Not as the Margin, "with"; as God's controversy is with Israel, not with them.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

6:1-5 The people are called upon to declare why they were weary of God's worship, and prone to idolatry. Sin causes the controversy between God and man. God reasons with us, to teach us to reason with ourselves. Let them remember God's many favours to them and their fathers, and compare with them their unworthy, ungrateful conduct toward him.


Micah 5:15 "And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not obeyed."
Micah 6:2 "Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the LORD, And you enduring foundations of the earth, Because the LORD has a case against His people; Even with Israel He will dispute. (NASB ©1995)

Arise Case Cause Contend Ear Forward Hear Hills Mountains Plead Rise Sounding Stand Strive Voice Words

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

1 God's controversy for ingratitude;
6 for ignorance,
10 for injustice;
16 and for idolatry.

ye. 1:2 1Sa 15:16 Jer 13:15 Am 3:1 Heb 3:7,8

Arise. The manner of raising attention, says Abp. Newcome, in ver. 1, 2, by calling a man to urge his plea in the face of all nature, and on the inanimate creation to hear the expostulation of Jehovah with his people, is truly awakening and magnificent. The words of Jehovah follow in ver. 3-5; and God's mercies having been set before the people, one of them is introduced in a beautiful manner, asking what his duty is towards so gracious a God, ver. 6, 7. The answer follows in the words of the prophet, ver. 8.

contend. De 4:26 32:1 Ps 50:1,4 Isa 1:2 Jer 22:29 Eze 36:1,8 Lu 19:40

before. or, with. 1:4 Isa 2:12-14

let. Eze 37:4

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