Micah 6:9-16

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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]”