Micah 6:9-16

New American Standard Bible 1995

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 ^[a]its time?
¹⁰ “Is there yet a man in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of ^(A)wickedness
And a ^[b](B)short measure that is cursed?
¹¹ “Can I justify wicked ^(C)scales
And a bag of deceptive weights?
¹² “For the rich men of the ^[c]city are full of ^(D)violence,
Her residents speak ^(E)lies,
And their ^(F)tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
¹³ “So also I will make you ^(G)sick, striking you down,
^(H)Desolating you because of your sins.
¹⁴ “You will eat, but you will ^(I)not be satisfied,
And your ^[d]vileness will be in your midst.
You will try to remove for safekeeping,
But you will ^(J)not preserve anything,
And what you do preserve I will give to the sword.
¹⁵ “You will sow but you will ^(K)not reap.
You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;
And the grapes, but you will ^(L)not drink wine.
¹⁶ “The statutes of ^(M)Omri
And all the works of the house of ^(N)Ahab are observed;
And in their devices you ^(O)walk.
Therefore I will give you up for ^(P)destruction
And ^[e]your inhabitants for ^(Q)derision,
And you will bear the ^(R)reproach of My people.”