1 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. before: or, with2 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 contend with Israel.3 O my people, what have I done to thee? and how have I wearied thee? testify against me.4 For I brought thee out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee from the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim to Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.6 How 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? of a…: Heb. sons of a year?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? body: Heb. belly8 He hath shown thee, O man, what is good; and what the LORD doth require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? walk…: Heb. humble thyself to walk9 The LORD’S voice crieth to the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. the man…: or, thy name shall see that which is10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? Are…: or, Is there yet unto every man an house of the, etcscant…: Heb. measure of leanness11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? count…: or, be pure with, etc12 For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and thy inhabitants an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. For the…: or, For he doth much keep the, etcdesolation: or, astonishment