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 Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Cheating and Violence to Be Punished
9 The voice of the Lord cries to the city
(and he shall save those who fear his name[a]):
Hear, O tribe and assembly of the city![b]
10 Can I forget[c] the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked
and the despicable false measure?(A)
11 Can I tolerate wicked scales
and a bag of dishonest weights?(B)
12 Your[d] wealthy are full of violence;
your[e] inhabitants speak lies
with tongues of deceit in their mouths.
13 Therefore I have begun[f] to strike you down,
making you desolate because of your sins.(C)
14 You shall eat but not be satisfied,
and there shall be a gnawing hunger within you;
you shall put away but not save,
and what you save, I will hand over to the sword.(D)
15 You shall sow but not reap;
you shall tread olives but not anoint yourselves with oil;
you shall tread grapes but not drink wine.(E)
16 For you have kept the statutes of Omri[g]
and all the works of the house of Ahab,
and you have followed their counsels.
Therefore I will make you a desolation and your[h] inhabitants an object of hissing,
so you shall bear the scorn of my people.(F)
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