Micah 5:12-6:8

12I will destroy your witchcraft and you will no longer cast spells.

13I will destroy your idols and your sacred stones from among you; you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands.

14I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah when I demolish your cities. 15I will take vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that have not obeyed me.”

The LORD’s Case Against Israel 1Listen to what the LORD says: “Stand up, plead my case before the mountains; let the hills hear what you have to say.

2“Hear, you mountains, the LORD ’s accusation; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against his people; he is lodging a charge against Israel.

3“My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me.

4I brought you up out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. I sent Moses to lead you, also Aaron and Miriam.

5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab plotted and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the LORD .”

6With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?

7Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

8He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly Or prudently with your God.