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Atomic Bible
Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good.
from The Case against Israel, Micah 6:1-8
What it says

Micah answers that God requires justice, mercy, and humble walking with Him.

What it is doing

This verse states the chapter's ethical center and the heart of covenant obedience.

In context

1Hear now what the LORD says: 2Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, 3‘My people, what have I done to you? 4For I brought you up from the land of Egypt 5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled 6With what shall I come before the LORD 7Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, 8He has shown you, O man, what is good.