Micah 6:8 In-Context

　　6 With what shall I come before the Lordand bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?

　　7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

　　8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humblyOr "prudently" with your God.

　　9 Listen! The Lord is calling to the city- and to fear your name is wisdom- "Heed the rod and the One who appointed it.The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

　　10 Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house, and the short ephah,An ephah was a dry measure. which is accursed?