Micah 6:5 (DRB)

Passage

O my people, remember, I pray thee, what Balach, the king of Moab, purposed: and what Balaam, the son of Beor, answered him, from Setim to Galgal, that thou mightest know the justice of the Lord.

Nearby Context

Micah 6:3 O my people, what have I done to thee, or in what have I molested thee? answer thou me.

Micah 6:4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and delivered thee out of the house of slaves: and I sent before thy face Moses, and Aaron, and Mary.

Micah 6:5 O my people, remember, I pray thee, what Balach, the king of Moab, purposed: and what Balaam, the son of Beor, answered him, from Setim to Galgal, that thou mightest know the justice of the Lord.

Micah 6:6 What shall I offer to the Lord that is worthy? wherewith shall I kneel before the high God? shall I offer holocausts unto him, and calves of a year old?

Micah 6:7 May the Lord be appeased with thousands of rams, or with many thousands of fat he goats? shall I give my firstborn for my wickedness, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "purpose", "people", "remember", "pray", "thee", "balach", "king", and "moab". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "purpose" and "people", 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 "What shall I offer to the Lord...", so "purpose" and "people" 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 "purpose" and "people" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.