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Micah 6:1–2

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HEAR ye now what the Lord saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
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From verse 1

  1. Jeremiah 22:29Rank 1 from verse 1
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    29O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.

  2. Deuteronomy 32:1Rank 2 from verse 1
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    1GIVE ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

  3. Micah 1:2Rank 3 from verse 1
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    2Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

  4. Ezekiel 36:1Rank 4 from verse 1
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    1ALSO, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord:

  5. Psalms 50:4Rank 5 from verse 1
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    4He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

  6. Deuteronomy 4:26Rank 6 from verse 1
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    26I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

  7. Isaiah 1:2Rank 7 from verse 1
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    2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

  8. Ezekiel 36:8Rank 8 from verse 1
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    8¶ But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.

  9. Psalms 50:1Rank 9 from verse 1
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    1THE mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

  10. Luke 19:40Rank 10 from verse 1
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    40And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

  11. Micah 1:4Rank 11 from verse 1
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    4And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.

  12. Ezekiel 37:4Rank 12 from verse 1
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    4Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.

  13. Jeremiah 13:15Rank 13 from verse 1
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    15¶ Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the Lord hath spoken.

  14. Isaiah 2:12–14Rank 14 from verse 1
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    12For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

    13And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

    14And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

  15. Amos 3:1Rank 15 from verse 1
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    1HEAR this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,

  16. 1 Samuel 15:16Rank 16 from verse 1
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    16Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.

  17. Hebrews 3:7–8Rank 17 from verse 1
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    7Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

    8Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

From verse 2

  1. Hosea 12:2Rank 1 from verse 2
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    2The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

  2. Hosea 4:1Rank 2 from verse 2
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    1HEAR the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

  3. Isaiah 1:18Rank 3 from verse 2
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    18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

  4. 2 Samuel 22:16Rank 4 from verse 2
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    16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

  5. Deuteronomy 32:22Rank 5 from verse 2
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    22For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

  6. Proverbs 8:29Rank 6 from verse 2
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    29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

  7. Psalms 104:5Rank 7 from verse 2
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    5Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

  8. 2 Samuel 22:8Rank 8 from verse 2
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    8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

  9. Ezekiel 20:35–36Rank 9 from verse 2
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    35And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

    36Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord God.

  10. Isaiah 5:3Rank 10 from verse 2
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    3And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.

  11. Jeremiah 2:29–35Rank 11 from verse 2
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    29Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord.

    30In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

    31¶ O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?

    32Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

    33Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.

    34Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.

    35Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.

  12. Jeremiah 2:9Rank 12 from verse 2
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    9¶ Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children’s children will I plead.

  13. Jeremiah 25:31Rank 13 from verse 2
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    31A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord.

  14. Jeremiah 31:37Rank 14 from verse 2
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    37Thus saith the Lord; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the Lord.

  15. Isaiah 43:26Rank 15 from verse 2
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    26Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Micah 6:1

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

contend

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1. To strive against or oppose, whether in battle, dispute, or judgment. 2. To strive earnestly for or in support of a person or cause.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Micah 6:2

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

strong

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Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

plead

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Sense 1: To argue, appeal, or speak in support of a cause before one who may decide it. Sense 2: To contend, judge, vindicate, or maintain a cause.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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5:15And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

6:1HEAR ye now what the Lord saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

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6:2Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

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6:3O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

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