Verse 7

Micah 6:7

American Standard Version

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7 will Jehovah be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

Original Language Text

hebrew

הֲ/יִרְצֶ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּ/אַלְפֵ֣י אֵילִ֔ים בְּ/רִֽבְב֖וֹת נַֽחֲלֵי שָׁ֑מֶן הַ/אֶתֵּ֤ן בְּכוֹרִ/י֙ פִּשְׁעִ֔/י פְּרִ֥י בִטְנִ֖/י חַטַּ֥את נַפְשִֽׁ/י

English Translation

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with myriad rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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Chapter 6 Context

1 Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy... Focus ↗

2 Hear, O ye mountains, Jehovah`s controversy, and ye enduring foundations of the earth; for Jehovah h... Focus ↗

3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. Focus ↗

4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage; and I... Focus ↗

5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered... Focus ↗

6 Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow myself before the high God (Elohim)? shall I come bef... Focus ↗

7 will Jehovah be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I gi...

8 He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, a... Focus ↗

9 The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the ro... Focus ↗

10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abomin... Focus ↗

11 Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights? Focus ↗

12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and the... Focus ↗

13 Therefore I also have smitten thee with a grievous wound; I have made thee desolate because of thy s... Focus ↗

14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy humiliation shall be in the midst of thee: and thou sh... Focus ↗

15 Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not anoint thee with oil;... Focus ↗

16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their coun... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Micah
Chapter: Chapter 6 (16 verses)
Version: American Standard Version

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