Micah 6:1

Hear ye now what Hashem saith: 1 Arise, contend thou before heharim (the mountains), 1 and let the hills hear thy voice. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 ye, O harim (mountains), the riv Hashem (dispute, case, lawsuit of Hashem ); 1 listen, ye enduring mosedei eretz (foundations of the earth); 1 for Hashem hath a case against His people, 1 and He will contend with Yisroel. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear, O Shomayim, and I will speak; 1 and hear, O Ha'Aretz, the words of my mouth. 1

Psalms 50:1(Mizmor of Asaph) 1 from the mizrach shemesh (rising of sun) unto the going down thereof. 1

Isaiah 1:2Hear, O Shomayim, and give ear, O Eretz, 1 for Hashem hath spoken; 1 I have nourished and brought up banim, 1 and they have rebelled against Me. + 1:2 i.e., willfully flouted My authority. See Isa 53:5,8 1

Isaiah 3:13Hashem hath stood to accuse, 1 and standeth for Din (judging) the Amim (Nations). 1

Jeremiah 22:29O eretz, eretz, eretz, 1 hear the Devar Hashem. 1

Ezekiel 36:1Also, thou Ben Adam, prophesy unto the harim of Yisroel, and say, Ye harim of Yisroel hear the Devar Hashem.

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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