Micah 6:2
Hear, you mountains, the Lord's controversy,and you enduring foundations of the earth;for the Lord has a controversy with his people,and he will contend with Israel.
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3My people, what have I done to you?How have I burdened you?Answer me!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled in my anger,Burns to the lowest Sheol,Devours the earth with its increase,and sets the foundations of the mountains on fire.
2 Samuel 22:16Then the channels of the sea appeared.The foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of the Lord,At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
Proverbs 8:29when he gave to the sea its boundary,that the waters should not violate his commandment,when he marked out the foundations of the earth;
Isaiah 3:13The Lord stands up to contend,and stands to judge the peoples.
Isaiah 43:26Put me in remembrance.Let us plead together.Set forth your case,that you may be justified.
Jeremiah 2:29"Why will you contend with me? You all have transgressed against me," says the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Micah 6:2-6
God's Expostulations with His People. ( b. c. 710.) 1 Hear ye now what the Lord saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 2 Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord 's controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel. 3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. 4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of… Read the whole commentary →