Micah 6:11

11 Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights?

Micah 6:11 in Other Translations

KJV
11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
ESV
11 Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful weights?
NLT
11 How can I tolerate your merchants who use dishonest scales and weights?
MSG
11 Do you think I'll tolerate shady deals and shifty scheming?
CSB
11 Can I excuse wicked scales or bags 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 Listen! The LORD is calling to the city— and to fear your name is wisdom— “Heed the rod and the One who appointed it.
10 Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house, and the short ephah, which is accursed?
11 Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights?
12 Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.
13 Therefore, I have begun to destroy you, to ruin you because of your sins.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Leviticus 19:36; Hosea 12:7
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 25:13
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