Micah 6:8
Context6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good,
and what the Lord really wants from you: 1
He wants you to 2 promote 3 justice, to be faithful, 4
and to live obediently before 5 your God.
Micah 7:6
Context7:6 For a son thinks his father is a fool,
a daughter challenges 6 her mother,
and a daughter-in-law her mother-in-law;
a man’s enemies are his own servants. 7
1 sn What the
2 tn Heb “except.” This statement is actually linked with what precedes, “What does he want from you except….”
3 tn Heb “to do,” in the sense of “promote.”
4 tn Heb “to love faithfulness.”
5 tn Heb “to walk humbly [or perhaps, “carefully”] with.”
6 tn Heb “rises up against.”
7 tn Heb “the enemies of a man are the men of his house.”