Micah 6:7 meaning and explanation

Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

Micah 6:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Micah speaks as God's covenant lawsuit proceeds. The people have asked what offering could satisfy the LORD, and here the imagined worshipper escalates from year-old calves to staggering quantities: thousands of rams, rivers of oil.

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