Micah 6:6-12

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.

Israel’s Guilt and Punishment 9Listen! The LORD is calling to the city— and to fear your name is wisdom— “Heed the rod and the One who appointed it. The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

10Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house, and the short ephah, An ephah was a dry measure. which is accursed?

11Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights?

12Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.