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Micah 6:1

Hear ye what Jehovah saith! Arise, contend thou before the mountains, And let the hills hear thy voice!

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In The King James Version

Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

In Context

2Hear, O ye mountains, the controversy of Jehovah! Hear, ye strong foundations of the earth! For Jehovah hath a controversy with his people; He contendeth with Israel.

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Cross References

Psalms 50:1“A psalm of Asaph.” The mighty God, Jehovah, speaketh, and calleth the earth, From the rising of the sun to its going down.

Isaiah 1:2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For Jehovah speaketh: “I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against me.

Isaiah 3:13Jehovah standeth up to maintain his cause; He standeth up to judge his people.

Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land, hear the word of Jehovah!

Ezekiel 36:1Also, thou son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say: Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of Jehovah.

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 →

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