Micah Chapter 6
Ayo, check it! The Lord’s like, "Rise up and shout in front of the mountains, let those hills catch your vibes."
Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. {before: or, with}
Yo mountains, vibe with the Lord’s drama, and you solid foundations of the earth: God’s got a problem with His crew, and He’s about to lay it out with Israel.
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.
So my crew, what’s the sitch? What did I do to wear you out? Spill the tea on me.
O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
I yanked you outta Egypt, freed you from being slaves; I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to vibe with you.
For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
Yo, my peeps, don’t forget what Balak, the Moab king, was on about and what Balaam said from Shittim to Gilgal; that you know the Lord’s game.
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
How should I roll up to the Lord? Should I bow down with burnt offerings or young calves?
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, {and} bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? {of a...: Heb. sons of a year?}
Is the Lord gonna be pumped with thousands of rams or loads of oil? Should I offer up my firstborn for my mess-ups, the fruit of my body for my soul’s wrongs?
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, {or} with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn {for} my transgression, the fruit of my body {for} the sin of my soul? {body: Heb. belly}
He laid it out for you, fam, what’s solid; the Lord just wants you to keep it real, love mercy, and stroll humble with your God.
He hath shewed thee, O man, what {is} good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? {walk...: Heb. humble thyself to walk}
The Lord’s calling to the city, and wise peeps will recognize your name: heed the rod and who set it up.
The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and {the man of} wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. {the man...: or, thy name shall see that which is}
Are there still treasures of wickedness in the wicked's pad, and that sus measure that’s just nasty?
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure {that is} abominable? {Are...: or, Is there yet unto every man an house of the, etc} {scant...: Heb. measure of leanness}
Should I call them clean with wicked scales and a stash of shady weights?
Shall I count {them} pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? {count...: or, be pure with, etc}
The rich are all about violence, and the people are spitting lies, their tongues are hella sus.
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue {is} deceitful in their mouth.
So I’m gonna make you sick because of your sins, leaving you all empty.
Therefore also will I make {thee} sick in smiting thee, in making {thee} desolate because of thy sins.
You’ll eat but still be hungry; you’ll feel down, and whatever you snag won’t help; what you do get, I’ll hand over to the sword.
Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down {shall be} in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and {that} which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.
You’ll plant, but won’t reap; you’ll tread olives, but won’t get that oil; you’ll have sweet wine, but won’t sip on it.
Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
For the laws of Omri are still in play, and you’re vibing with Ahab's crew; I’ll make you a wasteland, and the people will hiss at you: you’ll carry the shame of my peeps.
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. {For the...: or, For he doth much keep the, etc} {desolation: or, astonishment}