OET MIC chapter 6

6 Now listen to what Yahweh says,

“Take action, present your case to the mountains.

≈ and let the hills hear your voice.

2 Listen to Yahweh’s lawsuit, you mountains,

≈ and you enduring foundations of the earth,

because Yahweh has a lawsuit with his people,

≈ and he’ll present evidence against Yisrael.”

3 “My people, what have I done to you?

How have I worn you down?

Present your case against me.

4 I rescued you out of slavery

≈ and brought you out of Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim).

I sent Mosheh, Aharon, and Miryam to you.[ref]

5 My people, remember what Moav’s King Balak devised,

and how Beor’s son Balaam answered that king

as you went from Shittim to Gilgal.

Think about that so you can know Yahweh’s righteous actions.”[ref]

6 hear please DOM that_which YHWH is_saying arise conduct _a _case with the_mountains and_let _them _hear the_hills voice _of_your.
2 Hear Oh _mountains DOM the _case _of YHWH and_Oh_enduring_ones the_foundations _of the_earth if/because a _case _at _law to/for_YHWH with people _of_his and_with Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _will _argue.
3 My _people _of_Oh what have _I _done to/for_yourself(m) and_what have_I _made _you _weary testify against_me.
[fn][fn] 4 if/because I_brought _you _up from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_from_household slaves I_ransomed _you and_I _sent to_your_face DOM Mosheh ʼAhₐron and_Miriam.
5 My _people _of_Oh remember please what did _he _plan Bālāq the _king _of Mōʼāⱱ and_what did _he _answer DOM_him/it Bilˊām the _son _of Bəˊōr from (the)_Shiţţīm to (the)_Gilgal so _as to _know the _righteousness(es)_of YHWH.

6:6 The desire of Master God

6 What should I bring to Yahweh,

≈ as I bow down to the high God?

Should I come to him with burnt offerings,

≈ with year-old calves?

7 Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams,

≈ or with ten thousand rivers of oil?

Should I sacrifice my oldest child to pay for my disobedience—

≈ my biological offspring to pay for my own sin?

8 He has told humanity what is good,

≈ and what Yahweh requires from you:

Act justly,

love kindness,

and walk humbly with your god.

9 Yahweh is making a proclamation to the city—

even now wisdom is calling out to you:

“Pay attention to the rod of punishment,

and to the one who has put it in place.

10 There’s dishonest wealth in wicked people’s houses,

along with hated false weights and measures.

11 Should I consider people to be innocent if they use fraudulent scales

or a bag of deceptive weights?

12 The city’s rich men are full of violence,

the inhabitants have spoken lies,

and you can’t believe a word that they say.

13 Therefore I’ll strike you with a terrible blow,

and I’ll make you into a desolate country because of your sins.

14 You’ll eat but not be satisfied—your emptiness will remain inside you.

≈ You’ll store goods away but not be able to save them, and what you do save I will be taken by force.

15 You’ll sow, but not harvest.

≈ You’ll tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with their oil.

≈ You’ll press grapes, but not drink the wine.

16 As a city, you’ve kept the regulations made by King Omri,

≈ and behaved similarly to Ahab’s evil descendants.

You walk by their advice, so I’ll make you into a ruin.

People will hiss at your inhabitants,

and my people will mock you.”[ref]

6:4: a Exo 12:50-51; b Exo 4:10-16; c Exo 15:20.

6:5: a Num 22:2–24:25; b Josh 3:1–4:19.

6:16: a 1Ki 16:23-28; b 1Ki 16:29-34; 21:25-26.

6 With_what will _I _come _to _meet YHWH will _I _bow _myself _down to_the_god _of height will_I_come _to _meet _him with_burnt _offerings with_calves sons _of a _year.
7 Will_he _take _pleasure YHWH in_thousands _of rams in_tens _of _thousands _of torrents _of oil will_I _give firstborn _of_my transgression _of_my the _fruit _of my _belly _of_of the _sin _of my _self _of_of.
8 He _has _told to/for_yourself(m) Oh _humankind what is_good and_what is_YHWH requiring from_you if/because (if) to _do justice and_the _love _of covenant _loyalty and_to _be _modest to _walk with god _of_your.
9 the _voice _of YHWH to_city it _calls _out and_success it _will _see your(ms)_name hear Oh _tribe and_whoever he_appointed _it.
10 Still are_there house _of the_wicked treasures _of wickedness and_an _ʼēyfāh _of scantness accursed.
11 Will_I _be _clean with_balances _of wickedness and_with_a _bag _of weights _of deceit.
12 Which its _rich _of_people they _are _full violence and_its _of_inhabitants they _speak falsehood and_their _of_tongue is_deceit in_their _of_mouth.
13 And_also I I _will _make _sick by_striking _you I _will _make _desolate_you on sins _of_your.
14 You you _will _eat and_not you _will _be _satisfied and_your _of_emptiness will_be_of_in _your _midst and_you _will _carry _away and_not you _will _bring _to _safety and_which you _will _bring _to _safety to_sword I _will _give.
15 You you _will _sow and_not you _will _reap you you _will _tread olive[s] and_not you _will _anoint _yourself oil and_new _wine and_not you _will _drink wine.
16 And_it _has _been _kept the _regulations _of ˊĀmərī and_all/each/any/every (the)_deed _of the _house _of ʼAḩʼāⱱ and_you(pl)_have _walked in_their _of_schemes so _as I_to _make you into_a _horror and_its _of_inhabitants into_hissing and_the _reproach _of my _people _of_of you(pl)_will _bear.

6:3 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

6:3 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

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