Micah 6:9-16
Legacy Standard Bible
9 The voice of Yahweh will call to the city—
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“Hear, O tribe. Who even has appointed [a]its time?
10 Is there yet a man in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of (A)wickedness,
And a [b](B)short measure which is cursed?
11 Can I purify wicked (C)scales
And a bag of deceptive weights?
12 For the rich men of [c]the city are full of (D)violence,
And her inhabitants speak (E)lies,
And their (F)tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 So also I will make you (G)sick, striking you down,
(H)Desolating you because of your sins.
14 You will eat, but you will (I)not be satisfied,
And your [d]vileness will be in your midst.
And you will try to remove something for safekeeping,
But you will (J)not cause anything to escape,
And that which you do have escape, I will give to the sword.
15 You will sow but you will (K)not reap.
You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;
And the grapes, but you will (L)not drink wine.
16 The statutes of (M)Omri
And all the works of the house of (N)Ahab are kept;
And in their counsels you (O)walk.
Therefore I will give you up as (P)an object of horror
And [e]your inhabitants as an (Q)object of hissing,
And you will bear the (R)reproach of My people.”
Footnotes
- Micah 6:9 Lit it
- Micah 6:10 Lit shrunken ephah
- Micah 6:12 Lit her
- Micah 6:14 Or possibly garbage, excreta
- Micah 6:16 Lit her
Micah 6:9-16
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]”
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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