Micah 6:1
Do but hear now what the Lord saith, Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
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Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
Psalms 50:1“A psalm of Assaph.” The God of gods, the Lord, speaketh, and calleth the earth, from the rising of the sun unto his setting.
Isaiah 1:2Hear, O ye heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord hath spoken: Children have I nourished and brought up, but they have rebelled against me.
Isaiah 3:13The Lord is stepped forth to plead, and standeth up to judge the people.
Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land! hear the word of the Lord.
Ezekiel 36:1But thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, O mountains of Israel, hear ye 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 →