Micah 6:11

11 Do you think I'll tolerate shady deals and shifty scheming?

Micah 6:11 Meaning and Commentary

Micah 6:11

Shall I count [them] pure with the wicked balances
These are the words either of the prophet, or rather of God, signifying that he could not, and would not, allow, countenance, and approve of persons that used false scales or balances; or justify and reckon them just, as they would be thought to be, but condemn them, and pronounce them very wicked men, and deserving of punishment here and hereafter: and with the bag of deceitful weights?
or "stones" F15; which were used in weighing goods, and which were deceitful, when a heavier was used in buying, and a lighter in selling. So the Targum,

``and with the bag, in which are weights greater and lesser;''
condemned in ( Deuteronomy 25:13 Deuteronomy 25:14 ) .
FOOTNOTES:

F15 (hmrm ynba) "lapidum doli", Piscator; "lapidum fraudis", Montanus.

Micah 6:11 In-Context

9 Attention! God calls out to the city! If you know what's good for you, you'll listen. So listen, all of you! This is serious business.
10 "Do you expect me to overlook obscene wealth you've piled up by cheating and fraud?
11 Do you think I'll tolerate shady deals and shifty scheming?
12 I'm tired of the violent rich bullying their way with bluffs and lies.
13 I'm fed up. Beginning now, you're finished. You'll pay for your sins down to your last cent.
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