Micah 6:7 (YLT)

Passage

Is Jehovah pleased with thousands of rams? With myriads of streams of oil? Do I give my first-born <FI>for<Fi> my transgression? The fruit of my body <FI>for<Fi> the sin of my soul?

Nearby Context

Micah 6:5 O My people, remember, I pray you, What counsel did Balak king of Moab, What answer him did Balaam son of Beor, (From Shittim unto Gilgal,) In order to know the righteous acts of Jehovah.'

Micah 6:6 With what do I come before Jehovah? Do I bow to God Most High? Do I come before Him with burnt-offerings? With calves--sons of a year?

Micah 6:7 Is Jehovah pleased with thousands of rams? With myriads of streams of oil? Do I give my first-born <FI>for<Fi> my transgression? The fruit of my body <FI>for<Fi> the sin of my soul?

Micah 6:8 He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

Micah 6:9 A voice of Jehovah to the city calleth, And wisdom doth fear Thy name, Hear ye the rod, and Him who appointed it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "pleased", "thousands", "rams", "myriads", "streams", "give", and "first-born". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "pleased", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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