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“O My people, what have I done to you [since you have turned away from Me]?
And how have I wearied you? Answer Me.

“For I brought you up from the land of Egypt
And ransomed you from the house of slavery,
And I sent before you Moses [to lead you], Aaron [the high priest], and Miriam [the prophetess].

“My people, remember now
What Balak king of Moab devised [with his evil plan against Israel]
And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him [turning the curse into blessing for Israel],
[Remember what the Lord did for you] from [a]Shittim to Gilgal,
So that you may know the righteous and saving acts [displaying the power] of the Lord.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:5 God reminds His people of His gracious acts in their behalf—how Balak tried to oppose Israel through pagan rites, sending for Balaam to put a curse on the Israelites; how God saved Israel by causing Balaam to bless instead of curse them; and how God later led them across the Jordan River into the promised land, from Shittim (Josh 3:1) to Gilgal (Josh 4:19).

“My people, what have I done to you?
    How have I burdened(A) you?(B) Answer me.
I brought you up out of Egypt(C)
    and redeemed you from the land of slavery.(D)
I sent Moses(E) to lead you,
    also Aaron(F) and Miriam.(G)
My people, remember
    what Balak(H) king of Moab plotted
    and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim(I) to Gilgal,(J)
    that you may know the righteous acts(K) of the Lord.”

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