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Micah 6:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

The voice of the Lord is crying out to the town: Give ear, you tribes and the meeting of the town.

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In the days of David they were short of food for three years, year after year; and David went before the Lord for directions. And the Lord said, On Saul and on his family there is blood, because he put the Gibeonites to death.

I will say to God, Do not put me down as a sinner; make clear to me what you have against me.

For what has been ordered for me by him will be gone through to the end: and his mind is full of such designs.

Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.

As your name is, O God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth; your right hand is full of righteousness.

So that men may see that you only, whose name is Yahweh, are Most High over all the earth.

The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. Higgaion. Selah.

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see: let them see (UNTRANSLATED TEXT) yes, your haters will be burned up in the fire.

For the strong town is without men, an unpeopled living-place; and she has become a waste land: there the young ox will take his rest, and its branches will be food for him.

See, the name of the Lord is coming from far, burning with his wrath, with thick smoke going up: his lips are full of passion, and his tongue is like a burning fire:

There is a noise of war from the town, a sound from the Temple, the voice of the Lord giving punishment to his haters.

But the heart of the people was not turned to him who sent punishment on them, and they made no prayer to the Lord of armies.

Micah the Morashtite, who was a prophet in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, said to all the people of Judah, This is what the Lord of armies has said: Zion will become like a ploughed field, and Jerusalem will become a mass of broken walls, and the mountain of the house like the high places of the woodland.

Then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this town a curse to all the nations of the earth.

How is it possible for it to be quiet, seeing that the Lord has given it orders? against Ashkelon and against the sea-land he has given it directions.

My eye will not have mercy, and I will have no pity: I will send on you the punishment of your ways, and your disgusting works will be among you; and you will see that I am the Lord who gives punishment.

Samaria will be made waste, for she has gone against her God: they will be cut down by the sword, their little children will be broken on the rocks, their women who are with child will be cut open.

He who is wise will see these things; he who has good sense will have knowledge of them. For the ways of the Lord are straight, and the upright will go in them, but sinners will be falling in them.

And I will send a fire on Judah, burning up the great houses of Jerusalem.

Sorrow to those who are resting in comfort in Zion, and to those who have no fear of danger in the mountain of Samaria, the noted men of the chief of the nations, to whom the people of Israel come!

For this reason, Zion will be ploughed like a field because of you, and Jerusalem will become a mass of broken walls, and the mountain of the house like a high place in the woods.

Am I to let the stores of the evil-doer go out of my memory, and the short measure, which is cursed?

He has made clear to you, O man, what is good; and what is desired from you by the Lord; only doing what is right, and loving mercy, and walking without pride before your God.

She gave no attention to the voice, she had no use for teaching, she put no faith in the Lord, she did not come near to her God.

To all those who are dear to me, I give sharp words and punishment: then with all your heart have sorrow for your evil ways.




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