Micah 6:13

Therefore, I have already begun to get rid of you, to ruin you because of the sins that you have committed.

Translation for Translators

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

12The rich people among you always act violently to get money from poor people. All of the people in Jerusalem are liars, and they [SYN] always deceive people.

14Soon you will eat food, but you will not have enough to satisfy you; your stomachs will still feel as though they are empty. You will try to save up money, but you will not be able to save anything, because I will send your enemies to take it from you in wars [MTY].

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:21Yahweh will cause you to experience terrible diseases, until not one of you remains alive in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.

Psalms 107:17Some of them foolishly rebelled against God, so they suffered for their sins.

Isaiah 6:11Then I said, “How long do you want me to continue to do that?” He replied, “ Do it until their cities are ruined by their enemies, until no one is living in their houses, do it until all the crops are stolen from their fields and the fields are ruined.

Lamentations 1:13It is as though he sent a fire from heaven [MTY] that burned in our bones; it is as though [MET] he has placed a trap for our feet, and has prevented us from walking any further. He has abandoned us; we are weak/miserable every day, all day long.

Lamentations 5:16The wreaths of flowers have fallen off our heads. Terrible things have happened to us because of the sins that we committed.

Hosea 13:16You people of Samaria must be punished because you have rebelled against me, your God. You will be killed by your enemies’ swords; your little children will be killed by being dashed/thrown to the ground; the bellies ofpregnant women among you 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 →

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