Micah 6:7 (DBY)

Passage

Will Jehovah take pleasure in thousands of rams, in ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

Nearby Context

Micah 6:5 My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteousness of Jehovah.

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

Micah 6:7 Will Jehovah take pleasure in thousands of rams, in ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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

Micah 6:9 Jehovah's voice crieth unto the city, and wisdom looketh on thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "take", "pleasure", "thousands", "rams", "rivers", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "take", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah bow..." into verse 8's "He hath shewn thee O man what...", so "jehovah" and "take" 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 "jehovah" and "take" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.