Micah 6:5 (ASV)

Passage

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; [remember] from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Micah 6:3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

Micah 6:4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

Micah 6:5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; [remember] from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of Jehovah.

Micah 6:6 Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?

Micah 6:7 will Jehovah be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "remember", "balak", "king", "moab", "devised", "balaam", and "beor". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "remember", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "For I brought thee up out of..." into verse 6's "Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah and...", so "people" and "remember" belong inside that flow. In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "people" and "remember" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.