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Micah 6:9-7:8
New King James Version
Micah 6:9-7:8
New King James Version
Punishment of Israel’s Injustice
9 The Lord’s voice cries to the city—
Wisdom shall see Your name:
“Hear the rod!
Who has appointed it?
10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness
In the house of the wicked,
And the short measure that is an abomination?
11 Shall I count pure those with (A)the wicked scales,
And with the bag of deceitful weights?
12 For her rich men are full of (B)violence,
Her inhabitants have spoken lies,
And (C)their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 “Therefore I will also (D)make you sick by striking you,
By making you desolate because of your sins.
14 (E)You shall eat, but not be satisfied;
[a]Hunger shall be in your midst.
You may carry some away,[b] but shall not save them;
And what you do rescue I will give over to the sword.
15 “You shall (F)sow, but not reap;
You shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
And make sweet wine, but not drink wine.
16 For the statutes of (G)Omri are (H)kept;
All the works of Ahab’s house are done;
And you walk in their counsels,
That I may make you a [c]desolation,
And your inhabitants a hissing.
Therefore you shall bear the (I)reproach of [d]My people.”
Sorrow for Israel’s Sins
7 Woe is me!
For I am like those who gather summer fruits,
Like those who (J)glean vintage grapes;
There is no cluster to eat
Of the first-ripe fruit which (K)my soul desires.
2 The (L)faithful[e] man has perished from the earth,
And there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in wait for blood;
(M)Every man hunts his brother with a net.
3 That they may successfully do evil with both hands—
The prince asks for gifts,
The judge seeks a (N)bribe,
And the great man utters his evil desire;
So they scheme together.
4 The best of them is (O)like a brier;
The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge;
The day of your watchman and your punishment comes;
Now shall be their perplexity.
5 (P)Do not trust in a friend;
Do not put your confidence in a companion;
Guard the doors of your mouth
From her who lies in your (Q)bosom.
6 For (R)son dishonors father,
Daughter rises against her mother,
Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
A man’s enemies are the men of his own household.
7 Therefore I will look to the Lord;
I will (S)wait for the God of my salvation;
My God will hear me.
Israel’s Confession and Comfort
8 (T)Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
(U)When I fall, I will arise;
When I sit in darkness,
The Lord will be a light to me.
Footnotes
- Micah 6:14 Or Emptiness or Humiliation
- Micah 6:14 Tg., Vg. You shall take hold
- Micah 6:16 Or object of horror
- Micah 6:16 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX nations
- Micah 7:2 Or loyal
Micah 6:9-7:8
New International Version
Micah 6:9-7:8
New International Version
Israel’s Guilt and Punishment
9 Listen! The Lord is calling to the city—
and to fear your name is wisdom—
“Heed the rod(A) and the One who appointed it.[a]
10 Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house,
and the short ephah,[b] which is accursed?(B)
11 Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales,(C)
with a bag of false weights?(D)
12 Your rich people are violent;(E)
your inhabitants are liars(F)
and their tongues speak deceitfully.(G)
13 Therefore, I have begun to destroy(H) you,
to ruin[c] you because of your sins.
14 You will eat but not be satisfied;(I)
your stomach will still be empty.[d]
You will store up but save nothing,(J)
because what you save[e] I will give to the sword.
15 You will plant but not harvest;(K)
you will press olives but not use the oil,
you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.(L)
16 You have observed the statutes of Omri(M)
and all the practices of Ahab’s(N) house;
you have followed their traditions.(O)
Therefore I will give you over to ruin(P)
and your people to derision;
you will bear the scorn(Q) of the nations.[f]”
Israel’s Misery
7 What misery is mine!
I am like one who gathers summer fruit
at the gleaning of the vineyard;
there is no cluster of grapes to eat,
none of the early figs(R) that I crave.
2 The faithful have been swept from the land;(S)
not one(T) upright person remains.
Everyone lies in wait(U) to shed blood;(V)
they hunt each other(W) with nets.(X)
3 Both hands are skilled in doing evil;(Y)
the ruler demands gifts,
the judge accepts bribes,(Z)
the powerful dictate what they desire—
they all conspire together.
4 The best of them is like a brier,(AA)
the most upright worse than a thorn(AB) hedge.
The day God visits you has come,
the day your watchmen sound the alarm.
Now is the time of your confusion.(AC)
5 Do not trust a neighbor;
put no confidence in a friend.(AD)
Even with the woman who lies in your embrace
guard the words of your lips.
6 For a son dishonors his father,
a daughter rises up against her mother,(AE)
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.(AF)
7 But as for me, I watch(AG) in hope(AH) for the Lord,
I wait for God my Savior;
my God will hear(AI) me.
Israel Will Rise
Footnotes
- Micah 6:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
- Micah 6:10 An ephah was a dry measure.
- Micah 6:13 Or Therefore, I will make you ill and destroy you; / I will ruin
- Micah 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- Micah 6:14 Or You will press toward birth but not give birth, / and what you bring to birth
- Micah 6:16 Septuagint; Hebrew scorn due my people
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