Micah 6:11

11 "Can I justify wicked 1scales And a bag of deceptive weights?

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 The voice of the LORD will call to the city - And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: "Hear, O tribe. Who has appointed its time?
10 "Is there yet a man in the wicked house, Along with treasures of wickedness And a short measure that is cursed?
11 "Can I justify wicked scales And a bag of deceptive weights?
12 "For the rich men of the city are full of violence, Her residents speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 "So also I will make you sick, striking you down, Desolating you because of your sins.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Leviticus 19:36; Hosea 12:7
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