Micah 6:9-16
English Standard Version
Destruction of the Wicked
9 The voice of the Lord cries to the city—
and it is sound wisdom to fear (A)your name:
“Hear of (B)the rod and of him who appointed it![a]
10 Can I forget any longer the treasures[b] of wickedness in the house of the wicked,
and the scant measure that is accursed?
11 Shall I acquit the man (C)with wicked scales
and with a bag of deceitful weights?
12 Your[c] rich men are (D)full of violence;
your inhabitants (E)speak lies,
and (F)their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 Therefore I strike you with a grievous blow,
(G)making you desolate because of your sins.
14 (H)You shall eat, but not be satisfied,
and there shall be hunger within you;
you shall put away, but not preserve,
and what you preserve I will give to the sword.
15 (I)You shall sow, but not reap;
you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.
16 For you have kept the statutes of (J)Omri,[d]
and all the works of the house of (K)Ahab;
and you have walked in their counsels,
that I may make you (L)a desolation, and your[e] inhabitants (M)a hissing;
so you shall bear (N)the scorn of my people.”
Footnotes
- Micah 6:9 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- Micah 6:10 Or Are there still treasures
- Micah 6:12 Hebrew whose
- Micah 6:16 Hebrew For the statutes of Omri are kept
- Micah 6:16 Hebrew its
Micah 6:9-16
Christian Standard Bible
Verdict of Judgment
9 The voice of the Lord calls out to the city[a]
(and it is wise to fear your name):
“Pay attention to the rod
and the one who ordained it.[b]
10 Are there still[c] the treasures of wickedness(A)
and the accursed short measure(B)
in the house of the wicked?
11 Can I excuse wicked scales
or bags of deceptive weights?(C)
12 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence,(D)
and its residents speak lies;(E)
the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.(F)
13 “As a result, I have begun to strike you severely,[d](G)
bringing desolation because of your sins.(H)
14 You will eat but not be satisfied,(I)
for there will be hunger within you.
What you acquire, you cannot save,(J)
and what you do save,
I will give to the sword.[e]
15 You will sow but not reap;(K)
you will press olives
but not anoint yourself with oil;
and you will tread grapes
but not drink the wine.(L)
16 The statutes of Omri
and all the practices of Ahab’s house
have been observed;
you have followed their policies.(M)
Therefore, I will make you a desolate place(N)
and the city’s[f] residents an object of contempt;[g](O)
you will bear the scorn of my people.”[h](P)
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