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 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 shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? 9The Lord’s voice cries to the city— Wisdom shall see Your name: “Hear the rod! Who has appointed it? Are there yet the treasures of wickedness In the house of the wicked, And the short measure that is an abomination? 11Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales, And with the bag of deceitful weights? 12For her rich men are full of violence, Her inhabitants have spoken lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

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 7:1But the children of Israel committed a trespass regarding the accursed things, for Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed things; so the anger of the Lord burned against the children of Israel.
• 2 Kings 5:23So Naaman said, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and handed them to two of his servants; and they carried them on ahead of him.
• Proverbs 10:2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death.
• Proverbs 21:6Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.
• Jeremiah 5:26‘For among My people are found wicked men; They lie in wait as one who sets snares; They set a trap; They catch men.
• Amos 3:10For they do not know to do right,’ Says the Lord, ‘Who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.’ ”
• Habakkuk 2:5“Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, He is a proud man, And he does not stay at home. Because he enlarges his desire as hell, And he is like death, and cannot be satisfied, He gathers to himself all nations And heaps up for himself all peoples.
• Zephaniah 1:9In the same day I will punish All those who leap over the threshold, Who fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.
• Zechariah 5:3Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole earth: ‘Every thief shall be expelled,’ according to this side of the scroll; and, ‘Every perjurer shall be expelled,’ according to that side of it.”
• James 5:1Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!
• Leviticus 19:35‘You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.
• Deuteronomy 25:13“You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light.
• Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight.
• Proverbs 20:10Diverse weights and diverse measures, They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.
• Ezekiel 45:9‘Thus says the Lord God: “Enough, O princes of Israel! Remove violence and plundering, execute justice and righteousness, and stop dispossessing My people,” says the Lord God.
• Hosea 12:7“A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales are in his hand; 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

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