Micah 6:6 (KJV)

Passage

Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

Nearby Context

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

Micah 6:5 O 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 the LORD.

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

Micah 6:7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with 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 shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherewith", "shall", "come", "before", "lord", "myself", and "high". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherewith" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "O my people remember now what Balak..." into verse 7's "Will the LORD be pleased with thousands...", so "wherewith" and "shall" 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 "wherewith" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.