Surely I [a]brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants, and I have sent before thee, Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab had devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from [b]Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the [c]righteousness of the Lord.

Wherewith [d]shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, and with calves of a year old?

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:4 I have not hurt thee, but bestowed infinite benefits upon thee.
  2. Micah 6:5 That is, remember my benefits from the beginning how I delivered you from Balaam’s curse, and also spared you from Shittim, which was in the plain of Moab, till I brought you into the land promised.
  3. Micah 6:5 That is, the truth of his promise and his manifold benefits toward you.
  4. Micah 6:6 Thus the people by hypocrisy ask how to please God and are content to offer sacrifices, but will not change their lives.

I brought you up out of Egypt(A)
    and redeemed you from the land of slavery.(B)
I sent Moses(C) to lead you,
    also Aaron(D) and Miriam.(E)
My people, remember
    what Balak(F) king of Moab plotted
    and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim(G) to Gilgal,(H)
    that you may know the righteous acts(I) of the Lord.”

With what shall I come before(J) the Lord
    and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
    with calves a year old?(K)

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