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Micah 6:7

Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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ASV

will Jehovah be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

KJV

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?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֲיִרְצֶ֤הha.yir.Tzeh¿ will he take pleasureH7521 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּאַלְפֵ֣יbe.'al.Feiin thousands ofH505 →
אֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimramsH352 →
בְּרִֽבְב֖וֹתbe.ri.Votin tens of thousands ofH7233 →
נַֽחֲלֵי־na.cha.lei-torrents ofH5158 →
שָׁ֑מֶןSha.menoilH8081 →
הַאֶתֵּ֤ןha.'e.Ten¿ will I giveH5414 →
בְּכוֹרִי֙be.kho.Rifirstborn myH1060 →
פִּשְׁעִ֔יpish.'Itransgression myH6588 →
פְּרִ֥יpe.Ri[the] fruit ofH6529 →
בִטְנִ֖יvit.Nibelly myH990 →
חַטַּ֥אתcha.Tat[the] sin ofH2403 →
נַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.Shiself myH5315 →

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Isaiah 1:11“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.2 Kings 16:3Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.1 Samuel 15:22But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.Psalms 51:16For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.Psalms 50:9I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,Hosea 6:6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.2 Kings 3:27So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.2 Kings 23:10He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.2 Kings 21:6He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.Jeremiah 7:31They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.Isaiah 40:16Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.Leviticus 18:21You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.1 Kings 18:28So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.Genesis 42:37Then Reuben said to his father, “You may kill my two sons if I fail to bring him back to you. Put him in my care, and I will return him.”Ezekiel 23:37For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols.Job 29:6when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!Jeremiah 19:5They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.Psalms 10:8–13He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

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Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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