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
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Verdict of Judgment
9 The voice of Yahweh 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)
Footnotes
- Micah 6:9 = Jerusalem
- Micah 6:9 Or attention, you tribe. Who has ordained it?; Hb obscure
- Micah 6:10 Hb obscure
- Micah 6:13 LXX, Aq, Theod, Syr, Vg; MT reads I have made [you] sick by striking you down
- Micah 6:14 Hb obscure
- Micah 6:16 Lit and its
- Micah 6:16 Lit residents a hissing
- Micah 6:16 LXX reads of the peoples
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