Micah 66MicahGod's case and his mercyThe Orthodox Jewish Bible Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha The Holy Bible

The Orthodox Jewish Bible Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha The Holy BibleBerean Standard Bible

1. The Case against Israel

2. 1ENGOJBHear ye now what Hashem saith: Arise, contend thou before heharim (the mountains), and let the hills hear thy voice.BSBBSB: Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
3. 2ENGOJBHear ye, O harim (mountains), the riv Hashem (dispute, case, lawsuit of Hashem); listen, ye enduring mosedei eretz (foundations of the earth); for Hashem hath a case against His people, and He will contend with Yisroel.BSBBSB: Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
4. 3ENGOJBO Ami (My people), what have I done unto thee? And wherein have I been a burden to thee? Testify against Me.BSBBSB: ‘My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you!
5. 4ENGOJBFor I brought thee up out of Eretz Mitzrayim, and redeemed thee out of the bais avadim (house of slaves); and sent before thee Moshe, Aharon, and Miryam.BSBBSB: For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.
6. 5ENGOJBO Ami (My people), remember now what Balak Melech Moav did plot, and what Balaam ben Be'or answered him from Sheetim to Gilgal; that ye may have da'as of the tzidkot (righteous acts of) Hashem.BSBBSB: My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
7. 6ENGOJBWith what shall I come before Hashem, and bow myself before Elohei Marom (G-d on High)? Shall I come before Him with olot (burnt offerings), with calves a year old?BSBBSB: With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
8. 7ENGOJBWill Hashem be pleased with thousands of eilim (rams), or with ten thousand rivers of shemen (olive oil)? Shall I give my bechor (firstborn) for my peysha, the p'ri (fruit) of my beten for the chattat (sin) of my nefesh?BSBBSB: Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
9. 8ENGOJBHe hath showed thee, O adam (man), what is tov. And what doth Hashem require of thee, but to do mishpat, and ahavat chesed, and to walk humbly with Eloheicha?BSBBSB: He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

10. The Punishment of Israel

11. 9ENGOJBHashemʼs voice crieth unto the ir (city): To fear Thy Shem (Name) is wisdom; heed the rod and the One who appointed it.BSBBSB: The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.
12. 10ENGOJBAre there yet the otzerot (treasures) of wickedness in the bais rasha (the house of the wicked), and the scant measure, the too small eifah (bushel) which is accursed?BSBBSB: Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?
13. 11ENGOJBShall I acquit the one with dishonest scales, and with the bag of mirmah (deceitful) weights?BSBBSB: Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?
14. 12ENGOJBFor the oisher (the wealthy) thereof are full of chamas (violence), and the inhabitants thereof have spoken sheker, and their leshon (tongue) is remiyah (guile) in their mouth.BSBBSB: For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
15. 13ENGOJBTherefore also will I make thee sick in striking thee, in making thee desolate because of chattotecha.BSBBSB: Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.
16. 14ENGOJBThou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy emptiness remains in thee; and thou shalt put away but not save; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the cherev (sword).BSBBSB: You will eat but not be satisfied, and your hunger will remain with you. What you acquire, you will not preserve; and what you save, I will give to the sword.
17. 15ENGOJBThou shalt sow the zera, but thou shalt not reap the katzir (harvest); thou shalt tread the zayit (olives), but thou shalt not anoint thee with shemen (olive oil); and yayin shalt thou not drink.BSBBSB: You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.
18. 16ENGOJBFor the chukkot Omri (statutes of Omri) are kept, and kol ma'aseh Bais Ach'av (all the works of the House of Ahab); and ye walk in their mo'atzot (advise, counsel); therefore, I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an object of hissing; therefore ye shall bear the cherpah (scorn, abuse, disgrace) of Ami (My people).BSBBSB: You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”