Micah 6:10

Micah 6:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
• New International Version (NIV)Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house, and the short ephah, which is accursed?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Can I forget any longer the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is accursed?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Are there yet the treasures of wickedness In the house of the wicked, And the short measure that is an abomination?

Context of Micah 6:10

8Mankind, he has told each of you what is good and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God. 9The voice of the Lord calls out to the city (and it is wise to fear your name): “Pay attention to the rod and the one who ordained it. Are there still the treasures of wickedness and the accursed short measure in the house of the wicked? 11Can I excuse wicked scales or bags of deceptive weights? 12For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.

Micah 6:10 word by word

ע֗וֹד הַאִשׁ֙ בֵּ֣ית רָשָׁ֔ע אֹצְר֖וֹת רֶ֑שַׁע וְאֵיפַ֥ת רָז֖וֹן זְעוּמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Are thereאִשׁ'ish · there isH786
• yet the treasuresאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• of wickednessאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of wickednessרֶ֫שַׁעresha‛ · wickednessH7562
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• and the scantרָזוֹןrâzôn · leannessH7332
• measureאֵיפָה'êyphâh 'êphâh · ephahH374
• abominableזָעַםzâ‛am · be indignantH2194

Cross-references for Micah 6:10

• Joshua 7:1The Israelites, however, were unfaithful regarding the things set apart for destruction. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart, and the Lord’s anger burned against the Israelites.
• 2 Kings 5:23But Naaman insisted, “Please, accept one hundred fifty pounds.” He urged Gehazi and then packed one hundred fifty pounds of silver in two bags with two sets of clothing. Naaman gave them to two of his attendants who carried them ahead of Gehazi.
• Proverbs 10:2Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone, but righteousness rescues from death.
• Proverbs 21:6Making a fortune through a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.
• Jeremiah 5:26for wicked men live among my people. They watch like hunters lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men.
• Amos 3:10The people are incapable of doing right — this is the Lord’s declaration — those who store up violence and destruction in their citadels.
• Habakkuk 2:5Moreover, wine betrays; an arrogant man is never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself; he collects all the peoples for himself.
• Zephaniah 1:9On that day I will punish all who skip over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and deceit.
• Zechariah 5:3Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going out over the whole land, for everyone who is a thief, contrary to what is written on one side, has gone unpunished, and everyone who swears falsely, contrary to what is written on the other side, has gone unpunished.
• James 5:1Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.
• Leviticus 19:35“Do not be unfair in measurements of length, weight, or volume.
• Deuteronomy 25:13“Do not have differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.
• Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but an accurate weight is his delight.
• Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and varying measures — both are detestable to the Lord.
• Ezekiel 45:9“This is what the Lord God says: You have gone too far, princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
• Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to extort with dishonest scales in his hands.

Commentaries on Micah 6:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Are there yet the treasures of wickedness - Such as false balances and deceitful weights. See on Hosea 12:7; (note). This shows that they were not Doing Justly. They did not give to each his due.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Are there yet - Still after all the warnings and long-suffering of God, “the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked?” “Treasures of wickedness” are treasures gotten by wickedness; yet it means too that he wicked shall have no treasure, no fruit, but his wickedness. He treasureth up treasures, but of wickedness; as James saith, “Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days” James 5:3, that is, of the miseries that shall come upon them…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. 1010. Are there yet--notwithstanding all My warnings. Is there to be no end of acquiring treasures by wickedness? Jehovah is speaking (Mi 6:9). scant measure ... abominable--(Pr 11:1; Am 8:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 6:10

• Dishonesty
• Measure
• Weights

In the dictionaries

• Justly
• Measure; Measures
• Micah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of

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