Micah 6:13
So I will strike you to make you ill; I will ruin you because of your sins.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
In Context
12Your rich people make money by using violence; they tell lies and practice deceit.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:21The Lord will give you infectious diseases until he has wiped you out from the country you are entering.
Psalms 107:17They were stupid because they rebelled; they suffered for their sins.
Isaiah 6:11Then I asked, “How long will this last, Lord?” He replied, “Until towns are ruined and empty, houses are abandoned, and the land is devastated and destroyed;
Lamentations 1:13He sent down fire from heaven that destroyed my bones. He spread out a net to catch my feet, tripping me over. He abandoned me, leaving me sick all day long.
Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head. What a disaster has come upon us because we have sinned!
Hosea 13:16The people of Samaria will have to bear the consequences of their guilt, because they rebelled against their God. They will be slaughtered by the sword; their children will be dashed to the ground; their pregnant women will be ripped open.
Matthew Henry on Micah 6:10-16
Accusations and Threatenings. ( b. c. 710.) 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… Read the whole commentary →