Micah 6:2
Hear, ye mountains, the controversy of Yahweh, and ye lasting rocks, the foundations of the earth,—for, a controversy, hath Yahweh, with his people, and, with Israel, will he dispute.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
3O my people! what have I done to thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? Testify thou against me!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:22For, a fire, is kindled in mine anger, And shall burn as far as hades beneath,—And consume the earth with her produce, And set ablaze the foundations of the mountains:
2 Samuel 22:16Then appeared the channels of the sea, were uncovered the foundations of the world,—at the rebuke of Yahweh, the blast of the breath of his nostrils;
Proverbs 8:29When he fixed for the sea its bound, that, the waters, should not go beyond his bidding, when he decreed the foundations of the earth:—
Isaiah 3:13Yahweh hath taken his station to plead,—And is standing to judge peoples:
Isaiah 43:26Put me in mind, Let us enter into judgment at once,—Recount, thou, that thou mayest be justified:
Jeremiah 2:29Wherefore, should ye plead against me, All of you, have transgressed against me Declareth Yahweh.
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 →