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Micah 6:1

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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COMBINED MEANING

before

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

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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.

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

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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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