Miqueas 6:9-16

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9 Tribu y asamblea de la ciudad,escuchen la voz del SEÑOR, que los convoca,pues es de sabios temer su nombre.^[a]

10 «¡Malvados! ¿Debo tolerar sus tesoros mal habidos,y sus odiosas medidas adulteradas?

11 ¿Debo tener por justas la balanza falsay la bolsa de pesas alteradas?

12 Los ricos de la ciudad son gente violenta;sus habitantes son gente mentirosa;¡engañan con la boca y con la lengua!

13 Por lo que a mí toca, te demoleré a golpes,te destruiré por tus pecados.

14 Comerás, pero no te saciarás,sino que seguirás padeciendo hambre.^[b]Lo que recojas no lo podrás retener,y lo que retengas lo entregaré a la espada.

15 Lo que siembres no lo cosecharás,ni usarás el aceite de las aceitunas que exprimas,ni beberás el vino de las uvas que pises.

16 Tú sigues fielmente los decretos de Omríy todas las prácticas de la dinastía de Acab;te conduces según sus consejos.Por eso voy a entregarte a la destrucción,y a poner en ridículo a tus habitantes.¡Tendrás que soportar el insulto de los pueblos!»^[c]

Miqueas 6:9-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO MICAH 6

This chapter contains reproofs of the people of Israel for their sins, threatening them with punishment for them. The prophet is bid to tell them of the controversy the Lord had with them, which he did, Mic 6:1,2; and the Lord calls upon them to declare if they had any thing to object to his attitude towards them, Mic 6:3; and then puts them in mind of the favours they had received from him, in bringing them out of Egypt, and giving them such useful persons to go before them, lead and instruct them, as he had, Mic 6:4; and also reminds them of what passed between Balak, king of Moab, and Balaam the soothsayer; the questions of the one, and the answer of the other; whereby the designs of the former against them were frustrated, Mic 6:5-8; but since the voice of the Lord by his prophet was disregarded by them, they are called upon to hearken to the voice of his rod, Mic 6:9; which should be laid upon them for their fraudulent dealings, injustice, oppression, lies, and deceit, Mic 6:10-12; and therefore are threatened with sickness and desolation, and a deprivation of all good things, the fruit of their labours, Mic 6:13-15; and that because the statutes of Omri, the works of Ahab, and their counsels, were observed by them, Mic 6:16.

Footnotes

• [a]. Versículo de difícil traducción.
• [b]. "seguirás padeciendo hambre" . Texto de difícil traducción.
• [c]. "los pueblos " (LXX); "mi pueblo " (TM).