Micah 6:13

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.

American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore I also have smitten thee with a grievous wound; I have made thee desolate because of thy sins.

Bible in Basic English

So I have made a start with your punishment; I have made you waste because of your sins.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I therefore began to strike thee with desolation for thy sins.

Free Bible Version

So I will strike you to make you ill; I will ruin you because of your sins.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore also will I make thee sicke in smiting thee, and in making thee desolate, because of thy sinnes.

King James (Authorized) Version

Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.

Translation for Translators

Therefore, I have already begun to get rid of you, to ruin you because of the sins that you have committed.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Therefore I will strike you with a terrible blow, and I will make you desolate because of your sins.

Noah Webster Bible

Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.

World English Bible

Therefore I also have struck you with a grievous wound. I have made you desolate because of your sins.

Young's Literal Translation

And I also, I have begun to smite thee, To make desolate, because of thy sins.

Context

The Punishment of Israel

¹²For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths. ¹³Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins. ¹⁴You will eat but not be satisfied, and your hunger will remain with you. What you acquire, you will not preserve; and what you save, I will give to the sword.

Summary

In Micah 6:13, the prophet condemns the dishonest practices of the people, particularly their use of unjust weights and measures in trade. This verse highlights God's concern for justice and fairness in human interactions, emphasizing the importance of integrity and honesty in all dealings. The use of false scales and deceitful practices not only harms others but also goes against the righteous standards that God expects from His people. Micah's message serves as a reminder to prioritize righteousness and ethical behavior in all aspects of life, reflecting God's character of truth and integrity.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Will I make thee sick in smiting thee - Perhaps better, "I also am weary with smiting thee, in making thee desolate for thy sins." They were corrected, but to no purpose; they had stroke upon stroke, but were not amended.

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

The threat of punishment follows in Mic 6:13-16. Mic 6:13. "So also now do I smite thee incurably, laying waste because of thy sins. Mic 6:14. Thou wilt eat, and not be satisfied; and thine emptiness remains in thee; and thou wilt remove, and not save; and what thou savest I will give to the sword. Mic 6:15. Thou wilt sow, and not reap; thou wilt tread olives, and not anoint thyself with oil; new wine, and not drink wine." With וגם־אני the threatened punishment is represented as the consequence of, or retribution for, the sins of the people. החליתי הך: literally, I have made the smiting thee sick, i.e., smitten thee with incurable sickness (for hechelaah, see at Nah 3:19 and Jer 30:12; and for the fact itself, Isa 1:5-6). The perfect expresses the certainty of the future. The suffix refers to the people, not of the capital only, but, as we may see from Mic 6:16, of the whole of the kingdom of Judah. Hashmēm (an uncontracted form; see Ges. 67, Anm. 10), devastando, is attached to the preceding verb in an adverbial sense, as a practical exemplification, like the שׁבע in Lev 26:18, Lev 26:24, Lev 26:28, which Micah had in his eye at the time. For the individualizing of the punishment, which follows, rests upon Lev 26:25-26, and Deu 28:39-40. The land is threatened with devastation by the foe, from which the people flee into fortresses, the besieging of which occasions starvation. For the fulfilment of this, see Jer 52:6 (cf. Kg2 6:25). ישׁח, ἁπ.λεγ., hollowness, or emptiness of stomach. ותסּג, thou mayest remove, i.e., carry off thy goods and family, yet wilt thou not save; but even if thou shouldst save anything, it will fall into the hands of the enemy, and be destroyed by his sword (vid., Jer 50:37). The enemy will also partly consume and partly destroy the corn and field-fruit, as well as the stores of oil and wine (vid., Amo 5:11). ולא תסוּך שׁמן is taken verbatim from Deu 28:40.

Micah 6:13

The Punishment of Israel

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.

American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore I also have smitten thee with a grievous wound; I have made thee desolate because of thy sins.

Bible in Basic English

So I have made a start with your punishment; I have made you waste because of your sins.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I therefore began to strike thee with desolation for thy sins.

Free Bible Version

So I will strike you to make you ill; I will ruin you because of your sins.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore also will I make thee sicke in smiting thee, and in making thee desolate, because of thy sinnes.

King James (Authorized) Version

Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.

Translation for Translators

Therefore, I have already begun to get rid of you, to ruin you because of the sins that you have committed.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Therefore I will strike you with a terrible blow, and I will make you desolate because of your sins.

Noah Webster Bible

Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.

World English Bible

Therefore I also have struck you with a grievous wound. I have made you desolate because of your sins.

Young's Literal Translation

And I also, I have begun to smite thee, To make desolate, because of thy sins.

Adam Clarke
Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Micah 6:13

Verse

Context

The Punishment of Israel

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Micah 6:13

The Punishment of Israel

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes