Micah 6:11

Micah 6:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
• New International Version (NIV)Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful weights?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales, And with the bag of deceitful weights?

Context of Micah 6:11

9The voice of the Lord shall call to the city [of Jerusalem]— And it is sound wisdom to heed [solemnly] and fear Your name [with awe-filled reverence]; “Hear, O tribe [the rod of punishment]. Who has appointed its time? 10Are there not still treasures gained by wickedness In the house of the wicked, And a short (inaccurate) measure [for grain] that is cursed? Can I [be guiltless and] justify deceptive scales And a bag of dishonest weights? 12For the rich men of the city are full of violence [of every kind]; Her inhabitants speak lies And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. 13So also I will make you sick, striking you down, Desolating and devastating you, because of your sins.

Micah 6:11 word by word

הַאֶזְכֶּ֖ה בְּמֹ֣אזְנֵי רֶ֑שַׁע וּבְכִ֖יס אַבְנֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• pureזָכָהzâkâh · to cleanH2135
• with the wickedרֶ֫שַׁעresha‛ · wickednessH7562
• balancesמֹאזֵןmô'zên · balanceH3976
• and with the bagכִּיסkîys · purseH3599
• of deceitfulמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
• weightsאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stone: weightH68

Cross-references for Micah 6:11

• Hosea 12:7A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances; He loves to oppress and exploit.
• Proverbs 16:11A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s; All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].

Commentaries on Micah 6:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Shall I count them pure? - Rather, (as the English margin) “Shall I be pure?” The prophet takes for the time their person and bids them judge themselves in him. If it would defile me, how are ye, with all your other sins, not defiled? All these things were expressly forbidden in the law. “Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight or in measure. Just balances, just weights, a just ephah and a just him, shall ye have” Leviticus…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 God, having showed how necessary it was that they should do justly, here shows how plain it was that they had done unjustly. This voice of the Lord says to all, Hear the rod when it is coming, before you see it, and feel it. Hear the rod when it is come, and you are sensible of the smart; hear what counsels, what cautions it speaks. The voice of God is to be heard in the rod of God. Those who are dishonest in their dealings shall never be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12The Lord brought clear charges against his people. Israel had become a community marked by lies and dishonesty. Because of this, they faced rejection and destruction. The people gained wealth through dishonest means. They used unfair business practices and relied on threats and violence. These actions were not fitting for people who claimed to belong to God (see 2 Kings 6:25; Hosea 12:7–8; Amos 8:5–6). They were unable to change because lying had become…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Shall I count them pure--literally, "Shall I be pure with?" &c. With the pure God shows Himself pure; but with the froward God shows Himself froward (Psa 18:26). Men often are changeable in their judgments. But God, in the case of the impure who use "wicked balances," cannot be pure, that is, cannot deal with them as He would with the pure. Vatablus and Henderson make the "I" to be "any one"; "Can I (that is, one) be innocent with wicked balances?"…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 6:11

• Balances
• Character
• Dishonesty
• Measure
• Purity
• Weights

In the dictionaries

• Bag
• Justly
• Balance
• Micah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Balances
• Purse
• deceive, lie, deception, illusion

Commentaries on Micah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings