Micah 6:7 — Bible Verse (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?”
Micah 6:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Micah 6:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Micah 6:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams? With tens of thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my disobedience? The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
Micah 6:7 — World English Bible
Micah 6:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
Micah 6:7 — American Standard Version
Micah 6:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Is Jehovah pleased with thousands of rams? With myriads of streams of oil? Do I give my first-born <FI>for<Fi> my transgression? The fruit of my body <FI>for<Fi> the sin of my soul?”
Micah 6:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Micah 6:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Will Jehovah take pleasure in thousands of rams, in 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? ”
Micah 6:7 — Darby Translation
Micah 6:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousand riuers of oyle? shall I giue my first borne for my transgression, euen the fruite of my bodie, for the sinne of my soule?”
Micah 6:7 — Geneva Bible
Micah 6:7 in Context — Micah 6
5 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.
6 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?
7 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?
8 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?
9 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.
What Does Micah 6:7 Mean?
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