Micah 6

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1 Hear ye now what the Lord saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 2 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. 3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. 4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. 5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord . 6 ¶ Wherewith shall I come before the Lord , and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams , or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression , the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly , and to love mercy , and to walk humbly with thy God? 9 The Lord ’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. 10 ¶ Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? 11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances , and with the bag of deceitful weights? 12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence , and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. 13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins. 14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied ; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword. 15 Thou shalt sow , but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine. 16 ¶ For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation , and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. Hosea 4:1 . Isa. 3:13 (12–13) . Hosea 7:13 (11–13) ; Alma 29:12 . Num. 22:2 (2–5) . 1 Sam. 15:22 ; Heb. 10:6 (4–6) . TG Firstborn . TG Transgress . D&C 64:34 (22, 34) . TG Duty ; God, the Standard of Righteousness . TG Good Works ; Justice . TG Mercy . TG Walking with God . TG Children of Light ; Humility . TG Treasure . Ex. 34:7 . Hosea 12:7 . Hab. 1:2 . Lev. 26:26 . OR thy hunger shall be in thy inward parts. Deut. 28:38 ; Hag. 1:6 . 1 Kgs. 16:25 (16, 25–26) . Jer. 18:16 (16–17) ; 24:10 . Jer. 24:9 ; 2 Ne. 29:5 .