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Micah 6:8 KJV
Micah · chapter 6 · verse 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 walk humbly with thy God?Micah 6:8 · King James Version
What Micah 6:8 means
Micah asks this right after listing sacrifices, thousands of rams and rivers of oil, as if a bigger offering could settle the account. The answer comes back smaller and harder. Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly. Two of the three are about how you treat people, and the third is about who you know you are.
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Micah 6:8 in context
6Wherewith 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?
7Will 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?
8He 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?
9The LORD’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
10Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
Commentary
Cross references
- Deuteronomy 10:12-13
- Proverbs 21:3
- Colossians 3:12
- Jeremiah 22:3
- Hosea 6:6
- 1 Samuel 15:22
- Isaiah 66:2
- 1 Peter 3:8
Key words (Strong's)
- requiredârashproperly, to tread or frequentH1875 →
- shewednâgadproperly, to frontH5046 →
- justlymishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- humblytsânaʻto humiliateH6800 →
- mercychêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
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Here is the proposal for accommodation between God and Israel, the parties that were at variance in the beginning of the chapter. Upon the trial, judgment is given against Israel; they are convicted of injustice and ingratitude towards God, the crimes with which they stood charged.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-8