MIC 6:12 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX ἐξ ὧν τὸν πλοῦτον αὐτῶν ἀσεβείας ἔπλησαν, καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες αὐτὴν ἐλάλουν ψεύδη, καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα αὐτῶν ὑψώθη ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν;
(ex hōn ton plouton autōn asebeias eplaʸsan, kai hoi katoikountes autaʸn elaloun pseudaʸ, kai haʸ glōssa autōn hupsōthaʸ en tōi stomati autōn; )

BrTr whereby they have accumulated their ungodly wealth, and they that dwell in the city have uttered falsehoods, and their tongue has been exalted in their mouth?

ULT The rich men are full of violence,
⇔ the inhabitants have spoken lies,
⇔ and their tongue in their mouth is deceitful.

UST The rich people among you always act violently to get money from poor people.
⇔ All of the people in Jerusalem are liars,
⇔ and they always deceive people.

BSB For the wealthy of the city
⇔ are full of violence,
⇔ and its residents speak lies;
⇔ their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.

OEB Whose rich people are full of violence,
⇔ her inhabitants liars,
⇔ whose tongues speak deceit?

WEBBE Her rich men are full of violence,
⇔ her inhabitants speak lies,
⇔ and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence;
⇔ her inhabitants lie,
⇔ their tongues speak deceptive words.

LSV Whose rich ones have been full of violence,
And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood,
And their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.

FBV Your rich people make money by using violence; they tell lies and practice deceit.

T4T The rich people among you always act violently to get money from poor people.
⇔ All of the people in Jerusalem are liars,
⇔ and they [SYN] always deceive people.

LEB • and her inhabitants speak lies, • and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

BBE For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.

Moff No Moff MIC book available

JPS For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

ASV For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

DRA By which her rich men were filled with iniquity, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue was deceitful in their mouth.

YLT Whose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.

Drby For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

RV For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Wbstr For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

KJB-1769 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

KJB-1611 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof haue spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitfull in their mouth.
(For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitfull in their mouth.)

Bshps For the riche men thereof are full of crueltie, and the inhabitantes thereof haue spoken lyes, and haue deceitfull tongues in their mouthes.
(For the rich men thereof are full of crueltie, and the inhabitantes thereof have spoken lyes, and have deceitfull tongues in their mouthes.)

Gnva For the rich men thereof are full of crueltie, and the inhabitants thereof haue spoken lyes, and their tongue is deceitfull in their mouth.
(For the rich men thereof are full of crueltie, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lyes, and their tongue is deceitfull in their mouth. )

Cvdl amonge those that be full off riches vnrightuously gotten: where the citesyns deale with falsede, speake lyes, and haue disceatfull tunges in their mouthes?
(amonge those that be full off riches unrightuously gotten: where the citesyns deale with falsede, speak lyes, and have disceatfull tongues in their mouthes?)

Wyc in whiche riche men therof ben fillid with wickidnesse? And men dwellynge ther ynne spaken leesyng, and the tunge of hem was gileful in the mouth of hem.
(in which rich men thereof been filled with wickednesse? And men dwelling there ynne spaken leesyng, and the tunge of them was gileful in the mouth of them.)

Luth durch welche ihre Reichen viel Unrechts tun? Und ihre Einwohner gehen mit Lügen um und haben falsche Zungen in ihrem Halse.
(durch which their/her Reichen many Unrechts tun? And their/her Einwohner go with Lügen around/by/for and have falsche Zungen in their Halse.)

ClVg In quibus divites ejus repleti sunt iniquitate, et habitantes in ea loquebantur mendacium, et lingua eorum fraudulenta in ore eorum.
(In to_whom divites his repleti are iniquitate, and habitantes in ea loquebantur mendacium, and lingua their fraudulenta in ore their. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) The rich men are full of violence

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who rich,her full_of violence/cruelty and,inhabitants,her speak lies and,tongues,their deceitful in/on/at/with,mouth,their )

Rich men are spoken of as if they were containers, and people treating each other violently is spoken of as if it were a liquid that could be put into a container. Alternate translation: “The rich men act violently toward everyone”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) their tongue in their mouth is deceitful

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who rich,her full_of violence/cruelty and,inhabitants,her speak lies and,tongues,their deceitful in/on/at/with,mouth,their )

The tongue is a synecdoche for the person. Alternate translation: “Everything they say is a lie”

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