Micah 6:8
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Micah 6:8 is a well-known Bible verse that summarizes God’s requirements for His people as acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with Him.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Micah 6:8 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible verse
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Old Testament verse ⓘ prophetic literature verse ⓘ |
| addresses | people of Israel ⓘ |
| addressesRelationship |
human behavior toward others
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human relationship with God ⓘ |
| authorTraditionallyAscribedTo | Prophet Micah ⓘ |
| book | Micah ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical Scripture ⓘ |
| chapter | 6 ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | mere ritual sacrifice ⓘ |
| emphasizes | ethical obedience over ritual observance ⓘ |
| ethicalTriad |
humility
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justice ⓘ mercy ⓘ |
| genre |
ethical exhortation
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prophetic oracle ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian social ethics
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Jewish conceptions of ethical piety ⓘ |
| keyPhrase |
do justly
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love mercy ⓘ walk humbly with your God ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| literaryContext | prophetic lawsuit (covenant lawsuit) in Micah 6 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Book of Micah
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surface form:
Micah chapter 6
|
| moralFocus |
personal conduct
ⓘ
social responsibility ⓘ |
| oftenParaphrasedAs | act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Micah
ⓘ
Christian biblical canon ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| quotedIn |
Christian devotional literature
ⓘ
sermons ⓘ theological writings ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| summarizes | what the LORD requires ⓘ |
| testament |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| theme |
covenant faithfulness
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ethical requirements of God ⓘ humility before God ⓘ justice ⓘ mercy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian preaching
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Jewish ethical teaching ⓘ public prayers and liturgies ⓘ social justice discourse ⓘ |
| verseNumber | 8 ⓘ |
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