Micah 6:2

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“Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:”

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“Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Hear, O ye mountains, Jehovah’s controversy, and ye enduring foundations of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.”

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“Hear, O mountains, the strife of Jehovah, Ye strong ones--foundations of earth! For a strife <FI>is<Fi> to Jehovah, with His people, And with Israel He doth reason.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Micah 6:2 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
  2. 2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
  3. 2 Samuel 22:16The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
  4. Psalms 104:5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
  5. Proverbs 8:29when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
  6. Isaiah 1:18“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
  7. Isaiah 3:13The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.
  8. Isaiah 5:3“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.
  9. Isaiah 43:26Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.
  10. Jeremiah 2:9Therefore, I will contend with you again, declares the LORD, and I will bring a case against your children’s children.
  11. Jeremiah 2:29Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.
  12. Jeremiah 25:31The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.
  13. Jeremiah 31:37This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD.
  14. Ezekiel 20:35And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
  15. Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
  16. Hosea 12:2The LORD also brings a charge against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
  17. Hosea 12:3In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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