Micah 6:9-16
World English Bible
9 Yahweh’s voice calls to the city,
and wisdom sees your name:
“Listen to the rod,
and he who appointed it.
10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked,
and a short ephah[a] that is accursed?
11 Shall I be pure with dishonest scales,
and with a bag of deceitful weights?
12 Her rich men are full of violence,
her inhabitants speak lies,
and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.
13 Therefore I also have struck you with a grievous wound.
I have made you desolate because of your sins.
14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied.
Your humiliation will be within you.
You will store up, but not save;
and that which you save I will give up to the sword.
15 You will sow, but won’t reap.
You will tread the olives, but won’t anoint yourself with oil;
and crush grapes, but won’t drink the wine.
16 For the statutes of Omri are kept,
and all the works of Ahab’s house.
You walk in their counsels,
that I may make you a ruin,
and her inhabitants a hissing;
And you will bear the reproach of my people.”
Footnotes
- 6:10 An ephah is a measure of volume (about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel), and a short ephah is made smaller than a full ephah for the purpose of cheating customers.
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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