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God’s Indictment of His People
Hear now what the LORD is saying,
“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.
Hear now what the LORD is saying,
“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.
The Indictment of the Lord
Hear what the Lord says:
Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice.
Hear what the Lord says:
Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice.
“Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the LORD,
And you enduring foundations of the earth,
Because the LORD has a case against His people;
Even with Israel He will dispute.
And you enduring foundations of the earth,
Because the LORD has a case against His people;
Even with Israel He will dispute.
Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord,
and you enduring foundations of the earth,
for the Lord has an indictment against his people,
and he will contend with Israel.
and you enduring foundations of the earth,
for the Lord has an indictment against his people,
and he will contend with Israel.
“My people, what have I done to you,
And how have I wearied you? Answer Me.
And how have I wearied you? Answer Me.
“O my people, what have I done to you?
How have I wearied you? Answer me!
How have I wearied you? Answer me!
“Indeed, I brought you up from the land of Egypt
And ransomed you from the house of slavery,
And I sent before you Moses, Aaron and Miriam.
And ransomed you from the house of slavery,
And I sent before you Moses, Aaron and Miriam.
For I brought you up from the land of Egypt
and redeemed you from the house of slavery,
and I sent before you Moses,
Aaron, and Miriam.
and redeemed you from the house of slavery,
and I sent before you Moses,
Aaron, and Miriam.
“My people, remember now
What Balak king of Moab counseled
And what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
And from Shittim to Gilgal,
So that you might know the righteous acts of the LORD.”
What Balak king of Moab counseled
And what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
And from Shittim to Gilgal,
So that you might know the righteous acts of the LORD.”
O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised,
and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal,
that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”
and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal,
that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”
What God Requires of Man
With what shall I come to the LORD
And bow myself before the God on high?
Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings,
With yearling calves?
What Does the Lord Require?
“With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
“With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
Does the LORD take delight in thousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I present my firstborn for my rebellious acts,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
In ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I present my firstborn for my rebellious acts,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
He has told you, O man, what is good;
And what does the LORD require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness,
And to walk humbly with your God?
And what does the LORD require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness,
And to walk humbly with your God?
The voice of the LORD will call to the city —
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?
“Is there yet a man in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of wickedness
And a short measure that is cursed?
Along with treasures of wickedness
And a short measure that is cursed?
“Can I justify wicked scales
And a bag of deceptive weights?
And a bag of deceptive weights?
Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales
and with a bag of deceitful weights?
and with a bag of deceitful weights?
“For the rich men of the city are full of violence,
Her residents speak lies,
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Her residents speak lies,
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
“So also I will make you sick, striking you down,
Desolating you because of your sins.
Desolating you because of your sins.
Therefore I strike you with a grievous blow,
making you desolate because of your sins.
making you desolate because of your sins.
“You will eat, but you will not be satisfied,
And your vileness will be in your midst.
You will try to remove for safekeeping,
But you will not preserve anything,
And what you do preserve I will give to the sword.
And your vileness will be in your midst.
You will try to remove for safekeeping,
But you will not preserve anything,
And what you do preserve I will give to the sword.
You shall eat, but not be satisfied,
and there shall be hunger within you;
you shall put away, but not preserve,
and what you preserve I will give to the sword.
and there shall be hunger within you;
you shall put away, but not preserve,
and what you preserve I will give to the sword.
“You will sow but you will not reap.
You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;
And the grapes, but you will not drink wine.
You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;
And the grapes, but you will not drink wine.
You shall sow, but not reap;
you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.
you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.
“The statutes of Omri
And all the works of the house of Ahab are observed;
And in their devices you walk.
Therefore I will give you up for destruction
And your inhabitants for derision,
And you will bear the reproach of My people.”
And all the works of the house of Ahab are observed;
And in their devices you walk.
Therefore I will give you up for destruction
And your inhabitants for derision,
And you will bear the reproach of My people.”