Micah 6:11

11 Shall I be pure with dishonest scales, And with a bag of deceitful 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 Yahweh's voice calls to the city, And wisdom sees your name: "Listen to the rod, And he who appointed it.
10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, And a short ephah that is accursed?
11 Shall I be pure with dishonest scales, And with a bag of deceitful weights?
12 Her rich men are full of violence, Her inhabitants speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their speech.
13 Therefore I also have struck you with a grievous wound. I have made you desolate because of your sins.
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