Micah 6:8 (YLT)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

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.

Micah 6:10 Are there yet <FI>in<Fi> the house of the wicked Treasures of wickedness, And the abhorred scanty ephah?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "declared", "thee", "good", "jehovah", "requiring", and "except--to". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "declared", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Is Jehovah pleased with thousands of rams..." into verse 9's "A voice of Jehovah to the city...", so "hath" and "declared" 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 "hath" and "declared" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.