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micah 6:9-16

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Micah 6:9-16

King James Version (KJV)

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9. The LORD’S voice crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. 10. Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure [that is] abominable? 11. Shall I count [them] pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? 12. For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth. 13. Therefore also will I make [thee] sick in smiting thee, in making [thee] desolate because of thy sins. 14. Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down [shall be] in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and [that] which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword. 15. 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. 16. For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

Micah 6:9-16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Micah 6:9

Theological / Devotional

Unto the city. Jerusalem is presumably meant. Verses 9-16 list the sins of Israel and the consequent judgments to fall upon the people.

Man of wisdom. The meaning of this clause is not clear. Various changes in the Hebrew have been suggested in an endeavor to remove the ambiguity. The Septuagint renders the clause, “He shall save those that fear his name.”

Rod. Hebrew matteh, a word that describes a staff, or rod (Exodus 4:2, 4; etc.). If “staff” is meant, then the Assyrians whose “staff” was God’s “indignation” (Isaiah 10:5) may be referred to; if “tribe,” then the dwellers of Jerusalem are addressed (see RSV).

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