NET Bible
"The city’s wealthy people readily resort to violence; her inhabitants tell lies, their tongues speak deceptive words."
— Micah 6:12, NET Bible
“For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.”
“For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. ”
“Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.”
“By which her rich men were filled with iniquity, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue was deceitful in their mouth.”
“For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.”
“For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.”
Listen! The LORD is calling to the city! It is wise to respect your authority, O LORD! Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city!
“I will not overlook, O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away, or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.
I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights.
The city’s wealthy people readily resort to violence; her inhabitants tell lies, their tongues speak deceptive words.
I will strike you brutally and destroy you because of your sin.
You will eat, but not be satisfied. Even if you have the strength to overtake some prey, you will not be able to carry it away; if you do happen to carry away something, I will deliver it over to the sword.
You will plant crops, but will not harvest them; you will squeeze oil from the olives, but you will have no oil to rub on your bodies; you will squeeze juice from the grapes, but you will have no wine to drink.