Micah 6:15

Micah 6:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
• New International Version (NIV)You will plant but not harvest; you will press olives but not use the oil, you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall sow, but not reap; you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall sow, but not reap; You shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; And make sweet wine, but not drink wine.

Context of Micah 6:15

13So also I will make you sick, striking you down, Making you desolate because of your sins. 14You will eat, but you will not be satisfied, And your filth will be in your midst. You will try to remove valuables for safekeeping, But you will not save it all, And what you do save I will turn over to the sword. You will sow but you will not harvest. You will tread the olive press but will not anoint yourself with oil; And tread out sweet wine, but you will not drink any wine. 16The statutes of Omri And every work of the house of Ahab are maintained, And you walk by their plans. Therefore I will give you up for destruction, And your inhabitants for derision, And you will suffer the taunting of My people.”

Micah 6:15 word by word

אַתָּ֥ה תִזְרַ֖ע וְלֹ֣א תִקְצ֑וֹר אַתָּ֤ה תִדְרֹֽךְ־זַ֙יִת֙ וְלֹא־תָס֣וּךְ שֶׁ֔מֶן וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁתֶּה־יָּֽיִן׃Read the interlinear

• You will sowזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• not harvestקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
• You will treadדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• the oliveזַ֫יִתzayith · oliveH2132
• yourself with oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• sweetתִּירוֹשׁtîyrôsh tîyrôsh · new wineH8492
• not drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196

Cross-references for Micah 6:15

• Leviticus 26:20Your strength will be consumed uselessly, for your land will not yield its produce and the trees of the land will not yield their fruit.
• Deuteronomy 28:38“You will bring out a great amount of seed to the field, but you will gather in little, because the locust will devour it.
• Isaiah 62:8The Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies, Nor will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
• Isaiah 65:21They will build houses and inhabit them; They will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
• Jeremiah 12:13They have sown wheat but have harvested thorns, They have strained themselves to no profit. So be ashamed of your produce Because of the fierce anger of the Lord.”
• Joel 1:10The field is ruined, The land mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine has dried up, Fresh oil has failed.
• Amos 5:11Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor And take a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built houses of cut stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted beautiful vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.
• Zephaniah 1:13Their wealth will become plunder, And their houses desolate; Yes, they will build houses but not inhabit them, And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”
• Haggai 1:6You have sown much, only to harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but there is not enough for anyone to get warm; and the one who earns, earns wages to put into a money bag full of holes.”

Commentaries on Micah 6:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap - Thou shalt labor to amass property, but thou shalt not have God's blessing; and whatever thou collectest, thy enemies shall carry away. And at last carry thyself into captivity.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap - Micah renews the threatenings of the law Leviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 28:30, Deuteronomy 28:38-41, which they had been habitually breaking. Those prophecies had been fulfilled before, throughout their history; they have been fulfilled lately in Israel for the like oppression of the poor Amos 5:11. Their frequent fulfillment spoke as much of a law of God‘s righteousness, punishing sin, as the yearly supply in the…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. 13-16I am striking you severely: This phrase introduces the curses God promised to bring upon the disobedient and rebellious people of Israel (see Deuteronomy 28:15–68).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. sow ... not reap--fulfilling the threat (Le 26:16; De 28:38-40; Am 5:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 6:15

• Anointing

In the dictionaries

• Justly
• Olive
• Wine
• Anointing
• Micah (2)
• Oil
• Olive Tree
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Reaping
• Wine; Wine Press

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