| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Listen to what the LORD says: "Stand up, plead my case before the mountains; let the hills hear what you have to say. | 1Hear now what the LORD is saying, "Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice. |
| 2"Hear, you mountains, the LORD's accusation; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against his people; he is lodging a charge against Israel. | 2"Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the LORD, And you enduring foundations of the earth, Because the LORD has a case against His people; Even with Israel He will dispute. |
| 3"My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me. | 3"My people, what have I done to you, And how have I wearied you? Answer Me. |
| 4I brought you up out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. I sent Moses to lead you, also Aaron and Miriam. | 4"Indeed, I brought you up from the land of Egypt And ransomed you from the house of slavery, And I sent before you Moses, Aaron and Miriam. |
| 5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab plotted and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the LORD." | 5"My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled And what Balaam son of Beor answered him, And from Shittim to Gilgal, So that you might know the righteous acts of the LORD." |
| 6With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? | 6With what shall I come to the LORD And bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings, With yearling calves? |
| 7Will 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? | 7Does the LORD take delight in thousands of rams, In ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my rebellious acts, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? |
| 8He 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 humbly with your God. | 8He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? |
| 9Listen! The LORD is calling to the city-- and to fear your name is wisdom-- "Heed the rod and the One who appointed it. | 9The voice of the LORD will call to the city-- And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: "Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time? |
| 10Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house, and the short ephah, which is accursed? | 10"Is there yet a man in the wicked house, Along with treasures of wickedness And a short measure that is cursed? |
| 11Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights? | 11"Can I justify wicked scales And a bag of deceptive weights? |
| 12Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully. | 12"For the rich men of the city are full of violence, Her residents speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. |
| 13Therefore, I have begun to destroy you, to ruin you because of your sins. | 13"So also I will make you sick, striking you down, Desolating you because of your sins. |
| 14You will eat but not be satisfied; your stomach will still be empty. You will store up but save nothing, because what you save I will give to the sword. | 14"You will eat, but you will not be satisfied, And your vileness will be in your midst. You will try to remove for safekeeping, But you will not preserve anything, And what you do preserve I will give to the sword. |
| 15You will plant but not harvest; you will press olives but not use the oil, you will crush grapes but not drink the wine. | 15"You will sow but you will not reap. You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil; And the grapes, but you will not drink wine. |
| 16You have observed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab's house; you have followed their traditions. Therefore I will give you over to ruin and your people to derision; you will bear the scorn of the nations." | 16"The statutes of Omri And all the works of the house of Ahab are observed; And in their devices you walk. Therefore I will give you up for destruction And your inhabitants for derision, And you will bear the reproach of My people." |
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