Miqueas 6:1-8

Querella de Dios contra su pueblo

1 Escuchen lo que dice el SEÑOR:«Levántate, presenta tu caso ante las montañas;deja que las colinas oigan tu voz».

2 Escuchen, montañas, la querella del SEÑOR;presten atención, firmes cimientos de la tierra;el SEÑOR entra en juicio contra su pueblo,entabla un pleito contra Israel:

3 «Pueblo mío, ¿qué te he hecho?¡Dime en qué te he ofendido!

4 Yo fui quien te sacó de Egipto,quien te libró de esa tierra de esclavitud.Yo envié a Moisés, Aarón y Miriam,para que te dirigieran.

5 Recuerda, pueblo mío,lo que tramaba Balac, rey de Moab,y lo que le respondió Balán hijo de Beor.Recuerda tu paso desde Sitín hasta Guilgal,y reconoce las hazañas redentoras del SEÑOR».

6 ¿Cómo podré acercarme al SEÑORy postrarme ante el Dios Altísimo?¿Podré presentarme con holocaustoso con becerros de un año?

7 ¿Se complacerá el SEÑOR con miles de carneros,o con diez mil arroyos de aceite?¿Ofreceré a mi primogénito por mi delito,al fruto de mis entrañas por mi pecado?

8 ¡Ya se te ha declarado lo que es bueno!Ya se te ha dicho lo que de ti espera el SEÑOR:Practicar la justicia,amar la misericordia,y humillarte ante tu Dios.

Miqueas 6:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO MICAH 6

This chapter contains reproofs of the people of Israel for their sins, threatening them with punishment for them. The prophet is bid to tell them of the controversy the Lord had with them, which he did, Mic 6:1,2; and the Lord calls upon them to declare if they had any thing to object to his attitude towards them, Mic 6:3; and then puts them in mind of the favours they had received from him, in bringing them out of Egypt, and giving them such useful persons to go before them, lead and instruct them, as he had, Mic 6:4; and also reminds them of what passed between Balak, king of Moab, and Balaam the soothsayer; the questions of the one, and the answer of the other; whereby the designs of the former against them were frustrated, Mic 6:5-8; but since the voice of the Lord by his prophet was disregarded by them, they are called upon to hearken to the voice of his rod, Mic 6:9; which should be laid upon them for their fraudulent dealings, injustice, oppression, lies, and deceit, Mic 6:10-12; and therefore are threatened with sickness and desolation, and a deprivation of all good things, the fruit of their labours, Mic 6:13-15; and that because the statutes of Omri, the works of Ahab, and their counsels, were observed by them, Mic 6:16.