Micah 6:13

Therefore will I sorely smite thee, And make thee desolate on account of thy sins.

Noyes Bible

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

12For her rich men are full of violence, And her inhabitants speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

14Thou shalt eat and not be satisfied, And hunger shall be within thee. Thou shalt remove, but shalt not save, And what thou savest will I give up to the sword.

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Cross References

Psalms 107:17The foolish, because of their transgressions, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted;

Isaiah 6:11Then said I, How long, Lord? He said: Until the cities be laid waste, so that there be no inhabitant, And the houses, so that there be no man, And the land be left utterly desolate;

Lamentations 1:13“From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevailed against them: He hath spread a net for my feet; he hath turned me back; He hath made me desolate, faint all the day long.

Lamentations 5:16The crown is fallen from our head; Woe unto us, that we have sinned!

Hosea 13:16Samaria shall suffer for her guilt, For she hath rebelled against her God. They shall fall by the sword; Their infants shall be dashed in pieces, And their women with child shall be ripped up.

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 →

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