Micah 6:6 BSB — MannaFest

Micah 6:6

With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?

KJV

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?

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrose of Milan

FLIGHT FROM THE WORLD 6:33 (397)

For what is asked of you, O man? Only that you fear God: seek for him, walk after him, follow in his ways. "With what shall I win over the Lord? Shall I win him over with burnt offerings?" The Lord is not reconciled, nor are sins redeemed, with tens of thousands of young goats or thousands of rams or with the fruits of unholiness, but the grace of the Lord is won with a good life.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

All the proposals of peace but those that are according to the gospel are absurd. One stream of the blood of Christ is worth ten thousand rivers of oil. (2.) Some of them are wicked things, as to give our first-born and the fruit of our body to death, which would but add to the transgression and the sin of the soul.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Wherewith shall I come before the Lord - Now the people, as defendants, appear; but instead of vindicating themselves, or attempting to dispute what has been alleged against them, they seem at once to plead guilty; and now anxiously inquire how they shall appease the wrath of the Judge, how they shall make atonement for the sins already committed. Bow myself before the high God - They wish to pray, and to make supplication to their Judge; but how shall they come before him? They have no right to come into his presence.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בַּמָּה֙	ba.Mah	with what?	H4100 →
אֲקַדֵּ֣ם	'a.ka.Dem	will I come to meet	H6923 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אִכַּ֖ף	'i.Kaf	will I bend myself down?	H3721 →
לֵאלֹהֵ֣י	le.lo.Hei	to [the] God of	H430 →
מָר֑וֹם	ma.Rom	height	H4791 →
הַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּ	ha.'a.kad.de.Me.nu	¿ will I come to meet him	H6923 →
בְעוֹל֔וֹת	ve.'o.Lot	with burnt offerings	H5930 →
בַּעֲגָלִ֖ים	ba.'a.ga.Lim	with calves	H5695 →
בְּנֵ֥י	be.Nei	sons of	H1121 →
שָׁנָֽה׃	sha.Nah	a year	H8141 →

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 5:7
And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
leads to
- Matthew 8:29
  “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
- Acts 16:17
  This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
- Matthew 26:63
  But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
Through
Acts 2:37
When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
leads to
- Luke 3:10
  The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
- Acts 22:10
  Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
- Acts 16:29–31
  Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
- Hebrews 4:12–13
  For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Luke 3:14
  Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”

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About Micah

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Micah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Micah