Micah 6:9

Listen! The Lord is calling ¹  to the city! It is wise to respect your authority, O Lord! ²  Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city! ³ 

Ex 34:5-7; 2Sa 21:1; 2Ki 22:11-20; Job 5:6-8,17; Job 10:2; Ps 9:16; Ps 48:10; Ps 83:18; Ps 107:43; Pr 22:3; Isa 9:13; Isa 10:5,6; Isa 24:10-12; Isa 26:11; Isa 27:10; Isa 30:27; Isa 32:13,14; Isa 40:6-8; Isa 66:6; Jer 14:18-22; Jer 19:11-13; Jer 26:6,18; Jer 37:8-10; La 3:39-42; Ho 13:16; Ho 14:9; Joe 2:11-18; Am 2:5; Am 3:8-15; Am 4:6-12; Am 6:1; Jon 3:4; Jon 3:5-10; Mic 3:12; Zep 3:2; Hag 1:5-7; Re 3:19

¹ tn Or “the voice of the Lord is calling.” The translation understands קוֹל (qol, “voice”) as equivalent to an imperative.

² tn Heb “one who sees your name is wisdom.” It is probably better to emend יִרְאֶה (yir’eh, “he sees”) to יִרְאָה (yir’ah, “fearing”). One may then translate, “fearing your name is wisdom.” The Lord’s “name” here stands by metonymy for his authority.

³ tn Heb (apparently) “Listen [to] the staff and the one who appointed it.” Verse 10 then begins with עוֹד (yod, “still” or “again”). The translation assumes an emendation to שִׁמְעוּ מַטֶּה וּמוֹעֵד הָעִיר (shim’u matteh umo’ed ha’ir, “listen, O tribe and the assembly of the city”).