English Standard Version
Micah 6:10
10Can I forget any longer the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is accursed?
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?
- 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?
- New Living Translation (NLT)What shall I say about the homes of the wicked filled with treasures gained by cheating? What about the disgusting practice of measuring out grain with dishonest measures?
Context of Micah 6:10
8He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? 9The voice of the Lord cries to the city— and it is sound wisdom to fear your name: "Hear of the rod and of him who appointed it! Can I forget any longer the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is accursed? 11Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful weights? 12Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Read all of Micah 6Micah 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 7:1But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things, for Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the devoted things. And the anger of the Lord burned against the people of Israel.
- 2 Kings 5:23And Naaman said, "Be pleased to accept two talents." And he urged him and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and laid them on two of his servants. And they carried them before Gehazi.
- Proverbs 10:2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
- Proverbs 21:6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
- Jeremiah 5:26For wicked men are found among my people; they lurk like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men.
- Amos 3:10"They do not know how to do right," declares the Lord, "those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds."
- Habakkuk 2:5"Moreover, wine is a traitor, an arrogant man who is never at rest. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all nations and collects as his own all peoples."
- Zephaniah 1:9On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, and those who fill their master's house with violence and fraud.
- Zechariah 5:3Then he said to me, "This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who swears falsely shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side.
- James 5:1Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.
- Leviticus 19:35"You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity.
- Deuteronomy 25:13"You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small.
- Proverbs 11:1A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.
- Proverbs 20:10Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
- Ezekiel 45:9"Thus says the Lord God: Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and execute justice and righteousness. Cease your evictions of my people, declares the Lord God.
- Hosea 12:7A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress.
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
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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
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