Micah 6:11
9 The LORD’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?
- KJV
- Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
- WEB
- Shall I tolerate dishonest scales, and a bag of deceitful weights?
- ASV
- Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
- DARBY
- Shall I be pure with the unjust balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
- BLB
- Shall I count pure one with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of weights of deceit?
- ÅB
- Kan jeg være ren med urettferdige vektskåler
og falske vektsteiner i pungen? - OTB
- Kan jeg tåle uærlige vekter,
Og en pose med falske lodd? - B1930
- Kan jeg være ren med ugudelighets vektskåler og med falske vektstener i pungen?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hosea 12:7
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:36
Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Read in contextProverbs 16:11
A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
Read in context