MIC 6:10 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Μὴ πῦρ καὶ οἶκος ἀνόμου θησαυρίζων θησαυροὺς ἀνόμους, καὶ μετὰ ὕβρεως ἀδικίας;
(Maʸ pur kai oikos anomou thaʸsaurizōn thaʸsaurous anomous, kai meta hubreōs adikias; )

BrTr Is there not fire, and the house of the wicked heaping up wicked treasures, and that with the pride of unrighteousness?

ULT There is wealth in the houses of the wicked that is dishonest,
⇔ and false measures that are abominable.

UST You wicked people have filled your homes with valuable things
⇔ that you acquired by cheating others.
⇔ You use false measures when you buy and sell things.
⇔ Those are things that I hate.

OEB ⇔ ‘Can I forget the hoarded treasures in the houses of the wicked,
⇔ and the accursed scant measure?

WEBBE Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked,
⇔ and a short ephah[fn] that is accursed?

6:10 An ephah is a measure of volume (about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel), and a short ephah is made smaller than a full ephah for the purpose of cheating customers.

WMBB Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked,
⇔ and a short efah[fn] that is accursed?

6:10 An efah is a measure of volume (about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel), and a short efah is made smaller than a full efah for the purpose of cheating customers.

NET “I will not overlook, O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away,
⇔ or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.

LSV Are there yet [in] the house of the wicked
Treasures of wickedness,
And the abhorred meager ephah?

FBV Are there still ill-gotten gains in the houses of the wicked? Are they still using dishonest measures in selling grain?

T4T Do you think that [RHQ] I should forget that you wicked people filled your homes with valuable things
⇔ that you acquired by cheating others?
⇔ Do you think that [RHQ] I should forget that you used false measures when you bought and sold things?
⇔ Those are things that I hate.

LEB • Is there any longer a man in the house of the wicked treasures of wickedness,
• and the ephah of scarcity which is accursed?[fn]

6:? The meaning of the Hebrew text is uncertain

BBE Am I to let the stores of the evil-doer go out of my memory, and the short measure, which is cursed?

Moff Can I forget what rogues have hoarded,
⇔ and these accursed scant measures?

JPS Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

ASV Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable?

DRA As yet there is a fire in the house of the wicked, the treasures of iniquity, and a scant measure full of wrath.

YLT Are there yet [in] the house of the wicked Treasures of wickedness, And the abhorred scanty ephah?

Drby Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure [which is] abominable?

RV Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
(Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable/revolting? )

SLT Are there yet treasures of injustice in the house of the unjust, and the ephah of leanness being cursed?

Wbstr Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

KJB-1769 ¶ Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?[fn][fn]
(¶ Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable/revolting? )

6.10 Are…: or, Is there yet unto every man an house of the, etc

6.10 scant…: Heb. measure of leanness

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn]Are there yet the treasures of wickednesse in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

6:10 Or, is there yet vnto euery man an house of the wicked? &c.

6:10 Heb. measure of leannesse.

Bshps Are not yet the treasures of wickednesse in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure which is abhominable?
(Are not yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure which is abominable/revolting?)

Gnva Are yet the treasures of wickednes in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure, that is abominable?
(Are yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure, that is abominable/revolting? )

Cvdl Shulde I not be displeased, for the vnrightuous good in the houses of the wicked, and because the measure is minished?
(Should I not be displeased, for the unrighteous good in the houses of the wicked, and because the measure is diminishd?)

Wycl Yit fier is in the hous of the vnpitouse man, the tresouris of wickidnesse, and a lesse mesure ful of wraththe.
(Yet fire is in the house of the impious/wicked man, the treasuries of wickedness, and a less measure full of wrath.)

Luth Noch bleibet unrecht Gut in des GOttlosen Hause und der feindselige, geringe Epha.
(Still stay/remain wrong good_(one) in the godless_one(s) house and the/of_the hostile, low Epha.)

ClVg Adhuc ignis in domo impii thesauri iniquitatis, et mensura minor iræ plena.
(Still fire in/into/on at_home wicked thesauri iniquity, and measure minor anger full. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:9–16: The LORD will punish his people for their dishonesty

This section has three parts. In 6:9–12, the LORD charged the people of Jerusalem and the tribe of Judah with theft, dishonesty, deception, and violence. In 6:13–15, he stated how he will punish them. In 6:16, the LORD restated in a short summary the people’s sin and their punishment. In this section, the LORD was the speaker except for 6:9, in which Micah told the people of the city to listen.

Here are some other examples of section headings:

Cheating and Violence to Be Punished (NRSV)

Israel’s Guilt and Punishment (NIV)

Accusations and Covenant CursesSuggestion by A&F (pages 541–544)

Paragraph 6:9–16

In this paragraph, the LORD accused the people of committing several kinds of sin. Most were sins committed by wealthy people. Some were sins by the general population.

6:10

Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?: This verse is a rhetorical question. Its function is to express two accusations of the LORD against the people. It is not a request for information.

Here are some ways to translate this rhetorical question:

As one or more rhetorical questions. You may use slightly different questions if that is more natural in your language. For example:
…can I forgive the false measure, the accursed short bushel? (REB)
How can I forget dishonest gain by wicked people? How can I ignore the fraudulent scales that I hate so much?
As a statement. For example:
You store up stolen treasures and use dishonest scales. (CEV)

6:10a

Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness

Can I forget the treasures of evil in the houses of wicked people
I cannot overlook the stolen valuables that dishonest people keep in their homes

Can I forget any longer: There is a textual issue with the word that the BSB translates as forget. There are three main options:

Some scholars think that the original word was “forget/overlook.”BDB #5378 (page 674) and NAC (page 117). For example:
Can I overlook the false measure (NJB) (BSB, ESV, NET, NIV, NJB, NJPS, NRSV)
The Masoretic Text has “there is/are.”HALOT (electronic edition, page 92) and EBC (page 542). For example:
In the houses of evil people are treasures (GNT) (KJV, NCV, GNT)
Some scholars say that the original word was “forgive/bear.”Waltke 2007 (pages 397–398). For example:
Am I to bear any longer criminal hoarding (NAB) (NAB)

It is recommended that you follow option (1) along with a slight majority of versions. However, option (2) and (3) are also acceptable. All have support from scholars and fit the context well.

O house of the wicked: There are two main interpretations of the referent of the word house:

It refers to a literal house where wicked people store their stolen treasures. For example:
In the houses of evil people are treasures which they got dishonestly. (GNT) (NJPS, NLT, GNT)
It refers to the wicked people. For example:
O wicked house (NIV) (NET, NIV, BSB)

Some versions, such as the NRSV, are ambiguous.

You may follow either interpretation. The word house can refer to either a building or to a group of people.NAC (page 117) and Waltke 2007 (pages 397–398).

the treasures of wickedness: This phrase probably refers to wealth or luxuries that people obtained by wicked means.UBS (page 53). It does not specify the kind of wickedness. The following context suggests that it refers to cheating, dishonesty, violence, deceit, and lying.

6:10b

and the short ephah, which is accursed?

and the smaller than standard measures that I despise?
and inaccurate measures for cheating that I have condemned.

and the short ephah: In Hebrew, this phrase is more literally “and an ephah of scantness.” The standard dry measure of that time was the ephah.Equal to about half a bushel. An ephah of scantness was a container that held less than an ephah of grain or other product. Some merchants cheated their customers by saying that the container held a full ephah.ABC (page 1082).

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

the smaller-than-standard measure (NET)

They use false measures (GNT)

they cheat their customers by giving them less than they have paid forSuggested by UBS (pages 237–238).

which is accursed: In this context, the word accursed probably means that this kind of cheating was a violation of the law of Moses and was detestable to God.CBC (page 339). See Leviticus 19:35–36.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

I hate so much (NET)

a thing that I hate (GNT)

that abomination (NJB)

Parallel MIC 6:10

Section 6:9–16: The LORD will punish his people for their dishonesty

Paragraph 6:9–16

6:10

6:10a

6:10b