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

8You mortals, the Lord has told you what is good. This is what the Lord requires from you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to live humbly with your God. 9The voice of the Lord calls out to the city. (The fear of your name is wisdom.) “Listen, you tribe assembled in the city. I have cursed all the wicked people who use their money for evil and use inaccurate weights and measures. 11I cannot tolerate dishonest scales and bags filled with inaccurate weights. 12The rich people in the city are violent. Those who live in the city speak lies, and their tongues speak deceitfully.

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 people of Israel proved to be disloyal about the things claimed by the Lord. Achan, son of Carmi, grandson of Zabdi, great-grandson of Zerah, and a member of the tribe of Judah, took something that had been claimed by the Lord. So the Lord became angry with the people of Israel.
• 2 Kings 5:23Naaman replied, “Please let me give you 150 pounds of silver.” Naaman urged him ⌞to take the silver⌟. Naaman tied up 150 pounds of silver in two bags with two sets of clothing. He gave them to a couple of his own servants to carry in front of Gehazi.
• Proverbs 10:2Treasures gained dishonestly profit no one, but righteousness rescues from death.
• Proverbs 21:6Those who gather wealth by lying are wasting time. They are looking for death.
• Jeremiah 5:26“Wicked people are found among my people. They lie in ambush like bird catchers. They set traps and catch people.
• Amos 3:10Those who collect profits in their palaces through violent and destructive acts don’t know how to do what is right, declares the Lord.
• Habakkuk 2:5Also because wine is treacherous he is arrogant and never rests. He has a large appetite like the grave. He is like death—never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself. He collects all the people to himself.
• Zephaniah 1:9On that day I will punish all who jump over the doorway and all who fill their master’s house with violence and deception.
• Zechariah 5:3Then he said to me, “This is a curse that will go out all over the earth. The one side of the scroll says that every thief will be forced away. The other side of the scroll says that everyone who takes an oath will be forced away.
• James 5:1Pay attention to this if you’re rich. Cry and moan about the misery that is coming to you.
• Leviticus 19:35“Don’t be corrupt when administering justice concerning length, weight, or measuring liquid.
• Deuteronomy 25:13Never carry two sets of weights, a heavier one and a lighter one.
• Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are disgusting to the Lord, but accurate weights are pleasing to him.
• Proverbs 20:10A double standard of weights and measures— both are disgusting to the Lord.
• Ezekiel 45:9“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’ve had enough of you, you princes of Israel. Stop your violence and looting, and do what is fair and right. Stop evicting my people, declares the Almighty Lord.
• Hosea 12:7⌞The Lord says,⌟ “The merchants use dishonest scales. They love to cheat people.

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