Micah 6:9 (ASV)

Passage

The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

Nearby Context

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?

Micah 6:8 He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Micah 6:9 The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

Micah 6:10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable?

Micah 6:11 Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "voice", "jehovah", "crieth", "city", "wisdom", "name", "hear", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "voice" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "He hath showed thee O man what..." into verse 10's "Are there yet treasures of wickedness in...", so "voice" and "jehovah" 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 "voice" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.