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Micah 6:8

He hath told thee, O son of earth, what is good,—what then is, Yahweh, seeking of thee, but, to do justice, to delight in lovingkindness, and humbly to walk with thy God?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

In Context

7Will Yahweh, be pleased, with thousands of rams? with myriads of torrents of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression? the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

9The voice of Yahweh, to the city, crieth out, With safety for him who regardeth his name,—Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

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Cross References

Genesis 5:22and Enoch walked with God, after he begat Methuselah, three hundred years,—and begat sons and daughters;

Leviticus 26:41I also, must needs go in opposition to them, and bring them into the land of their foes,—Save only that, if, even then, their uncircumcised heart shall be humbled, And, even then, they shall accept as a payment the punishment of their iniquity,

Deuteronomy 27:10Thou shalt therefore hearken unto the voice of Yahweh thy God,—and do his commandments and his statutes, which I am commanding thee to-day.

1 Samuel 12:23As for me also, far be it from me, that I should sin against Yahweh, by ceasing to pray for you,—but I will direct you, in the good and right way.

2 Chronicles 30:11Howbeit, some, out of Asher and Manasseh and out of Zebulun, humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 33:12But, in his distress, he appeased the face of Yahweh his God,—and humbled himself greatly, before the God of his fathers;

Matthew Henry on Micah 6:7-9

Anxiety Respecting the Divine Favour. ( b. c. 710.) 6 Wherewith shall I come before the Lord , and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to… Read the whole commentary →

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