6:1 Listen to what the Lord says:
“Get up! Defend yourself 1 before the mountains! 2
Present your case before the hills!” 3
6:3 “My people, how have I wronged you? 4
How have I wearied you? Answer me!
1 tn Or “plead your case” (NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “present your plea”; NLT “state your case.”
sn Defend yourself. The
2 sn As in some ancient Near Eastern treaties, the mountains are personified as legal witnesses that will settle the dispute between God and Israel.
3 tn Heb “let the hills hear your voice.”
4 tn Heb “My people, what have I done to you?”