6:1 Listen to what the
"Get up! Defend yourself before the mountains!
Present your case before the hills!"
you enduring foundations of the earth!
For the
he has a dispute with Israel!
How have I wearied you? Answer me!
I delivered you from that place of slavery.
I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to lead you.
how Balaam son of Beor responded to him.
Recall how you journeyed from Shittim to Gilgal,
so you might acknowledge that the
With what should I bow before the sovereign God?
Should I enter his presence with burnt offerings,
with year-old calves?
or ten thousand streams of olive oil?
Should I give him my firstborn child as payment for my rebellion,
my offspring - my own flesh and blood - for my sin?
and what the
He wants you to promote justice, to be faithful,
and to live obediently before your God.
It is wise to respect your authority, O
Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city!
or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.
or a bag of deceptive weights.
her inhabitants lie,
their tongues speak deceptive words.
and destroy you because of your sin.
Even if you have the strength to overtake some prey,
you will not be able to carry it away;
if you do happen to carry away something,
I will deliver it over to the sword.
you will squeeze oil from the olives, but you will have no oil to rub on your bodies;
you will squeeze juice from the grapes, but you will have no wine to drink.
and all the practices of Ahab's dynasty;
you follow their policies.
Therefore I will make you an appalling sight,
the city's inhabitants will be taunted derisively,
and nations will mock all of you."
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