Micah 6:1
Listen to what the Lord says: Rise, contend in judgment against the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
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Deuteronomy 32:1“Listen, O heavens, to what I am saying. Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
Psalms 50:1Unto the end. A Psalm of David,
Isaiah 1:2Listen, O heavens, and pay attention, O earth, for the Lord has spoken. I have nurtured and raised children, but they have spurned me.
Isaiah 3:13The Lord stands for judgment, and he stands to judge the people.
Jeremiah 22:29O earth, O earth, O earth! Listen to the word of the Lord!
Ezekiel 36:1“But as for you, son of man, prophesy over the mountains of Israel, and you shall say: O mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Micah 6:1
After the precious promises in the two foregoing chapters, relating to the Messiah's kingdom, the prophet is here directed to set the sins of Israel in order before them, for their conviction and humiliation, as necessary to make way for the comfort of gospel-grace. Christ's forerunner was a reprover, and preached repentance, and so prepared his way. Here, I. God enters an action against his people for their base ingratitude, and the bad returns they had made him for his favours, ver. 1-5 . II. He shows the wrong… Read the whole commentary →