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What about the disgusting practice of measuring out grain with dishonest measures?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Can I forget any longer the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is accursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure <i>that is</i> abominable?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Are there yet the treasures of wickedness In the house of the wicked, And the short measure <i>that is</i> an abomination?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Is there still a person <i>in</i> the wicked house, <i>Along with</i> treasures of wickedness, And a short measure <i>that is</i> cursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Is there yet a man in the wicked house, Along with treasures of wickedness And a short measure that is cursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Is there yet a man in the wicked house, <i>Along with</i> treasures of wickedness, And a short measure <i>that is</i> cursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Is there yet a man in the wicked house, <i>Along with</i> treasures of wickedness, And a short measure <i>which is</i> cursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Are there not still treasures gained by wickedness In the house of the wicked, And a short (inaccurate) measure [for grain] <i>that is</i> cursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are there still the treasures of wickedness and the accursed short measure in the house of the wicked?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Are there still the treasures of wickedness and the accursed short measure in the house of the wicked? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You store up stolen treasures and use dishonest scales. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I have cursed all the wicked people who use their money for evil and use inaccurate weights and measures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the houses of evil people are treasures which they got dishonestly. They use false measures, a thing that I hate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Are there still wicked treasures in the house of the wicked, along with deceitful and abominable measuring standards? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I will not overlook, O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away, or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah that is accursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah that is accursed? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Are there yet [in] the house of the wicked "" Treasures of wickedness, "" And the abhorred meager ephah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Are there yet in the house of the wicked Treasures of wickedness, And the abhorred scanty ephah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Are there yet treasures of injustice in the house of the unjust, and the ephah of leanness being cursed?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As yet there is a fire in the house of the wicked, the treasures of iniquity, and a scant measure full of wrath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, there is a fire in the house of the impious, the treasury of iniquity, and a small measure, filled with wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Am I to bear criminal hoarding and the accursed short ephah? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Can I forget the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is accursed?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For there is still fire in the house of the wicked and in the storehouses of iniquity and in the short measure of deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For again fire is in the house of the Evil One and the storehouses of the Evil One, and a small measure of depravity<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, And the scant measure that is abominable?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>Is there</i> not fire, and the house of the wicked heaping up wicked treasures, and <i>that</i> with the pride of unrighteousness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/6-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=980" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/micah/6.htm">The Punishment of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9</span>The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">Can I forget any longer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/786.htm" title="786: ha·’iš (Adv) -- A questionable reading found in Masoretic text. Identical with 'esh; entity, used only adverbially, there is or are."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">O house</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/214.htm" title="214: ’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse. From 'atsar; a depository.">the treasures</a> <a href="/hebrew/7562.htm" title="7562: re·ša‘ (N-ms) -- Wickedness. From rasha'; a wrong.">of wickedness</a> <a href="/hebrew/7332.htm" title="7332: rā·zō·wn (N-ms) -- Leanness, wasting, scantness. From razah; thinness.">and the short</a> <a href="/hebrew/374.htm" title="374: wə·’ê·p̄aṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- An ephah (a measure of grain). Or ephah; of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general.">ephah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2194.htm" title="2194: zə·‘ū·māh (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To be indignant. A primitive root; properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. To be enraged.">which is accursed?</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a></span><br />Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5</a></span><br />asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35-36</a></span><br />You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume. / You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm">Deuteronomy 25:13-16</a></span><br />You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. / You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small. / You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7</a></span><br />A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-10.htm">Ezekiel 45:10-12</a></span><br />You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath. / The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both. / The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10</a></span><br />Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Proverbs 20:23</a></span><br />Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13</a></span><br />Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-29</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Zechariah 5:8-11</a></span><br />“This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening. / Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. / “Where are they taking the basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a></span><br />Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-40.htm">Mark 12:40</a></span><br />They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-6</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?</p><p class="hdg">Are, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">Joshua 7:1</a></b></br> But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/5-23.htm">2 Kings 5:23,24</a></b></br> And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid <i>them</i> upon two of his servants; and they bare <i>them</i> before him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/10-2.htm">Proverbs 10:2</a></b></br> Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.</p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35,36</a></b></br> Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm">Deuteronomy 25:13-16</a></b></br> Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a></b></br> A false balance <i>is</i> abomination to the LORD: but a just weight <i>is</i> his delight.</p><p class="hdg">scant measure.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-25.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/micah/3-9.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-20.htm">Accursed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/amos/8-7.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/micah/6-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-16.htm">Ill-Gotten</a> <a href="/joel/2-26.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/jonah/2-7.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-20.htm">Scant</a> <a href="/hosea/8-10.htm">Short</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-6.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-6.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/jonah/3-10.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/micah/3-10.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/11-8.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/nahum/3-6.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Accursed</a> <a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-5.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/romans/11-18.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">House</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-19.htm">Ill-Gotten</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-2.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-14.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-27.htm">Scant</a> <a href="/haggai/2-6.htm">Short</a> <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/haggai/2-7.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/micah/6-11.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/micah/6-11.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/6-1.htm">God's punishment for ingratitude;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">for ignorance,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/6-10.htm">for injustice;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/6-16.htm">and for idolatry.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/micah/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Can I forget any longer</b><br>This phrase suggests a rhetorical question posed by God, indicating His awareness and memory of the sins of the people. It reflects God's omniscience and justice, emphasizing that He cannot overlook sin indefinitely. This echoes the theme of divine patience and eventual judgment found throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Genesis 6:3</a>, where God’s Spirit will not contend with humans forever.<p><b>O house of the wicked</b><br>The "house of the wicked" refers to the people of Israel, particularly those in positions of power and influence who have turned away from God's commandments. This phrase highlights the moral and spiritual corruption prevalent in society. The term "house" can also imply a collective identity, similar to how the "house of Israel" is used to denote the entire nation. This is reminiscent of the condemnation of the "house of Ahab" in <a href="/1_kings/21-22.htm">1 Kings 21:22</a>, where wickedness led to downfall.<p><b>the treasures of wickedness</b><br>This phrase points to wealth and possessions gained through unjust means. In the cultural and historical context, treasures often symbolize security and prosperity, but here they are tainted by sin. <a href="/proverbs/10-2.htm">Proverbs 10:2</a> states, "Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit," reinforcing the idea that ill-gotten gains are ultimately worthless in God's eyes. This also connects to Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a> about storing up treasures in heaven rather than on earth.<p><b>and the short ephah</b><br>The ephah was a unit of measurement used for dry goods, and a "short ephah" indicates dishonest trading practices. This reflects the economic injustices prevalent in Micah's time, where merchants would use false measures to cheat customers. <a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35-36</a> commands fair measurements, showing that such practices were against God's law. This connects to the broader biblical theme of justice and righteousness in economic dealings.<p><b>which is accursed?</b><br>The use of "accursed" signifies divine disapproval and the inevitable consequences of sin. In the biblical context, to be accursed is to be set apart for destruction, as seen in the story of Achan in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>, where disobedience led to a curse upon Israel. This phrase underscores the seriousness of the people's sins and the certainty of divine judgment if they do not repent. It also foreshadows the ultimate curse of sin that Jesus Christ bore on the cross, as mentioned in <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a>, where Christ redeems us from the curse of the law.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a></b><br>A prophet in the 8th century BC, Micah was a contemporary of Isaiah and Hosea. He prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. His messages often focused on social justice and the need for true worship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_israel.htm">The House of Israel</a></b><br>Often referred to as the "wicked house" in prophetic literature, this term represents the people of Israel who have turned away from God's commandments, engaging in practices that are unjust and idolatrous.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/ill-gotten_treasures.htm">Ill-gotten Treasures</a></b><br>This refers to wealth accumulated through dishonest means, such as deceitful business practices, exploitation, and corruption, which were prevalent in Israel at the time.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/short_ephah.htm">Short Ephah</a></b><br>An ephah is a unit of measure used in ancient Israel. A "short ephah" indicates the use of false measures in trade, symbolizing dishonesty and greed.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/accursed_practices.htm">Accursed Practices</a></b><br>These are actions that go against God's laws and bring about divine judgment. In this context, it refers to the deceitful practices in commerce and the resulting social injustice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_business.htm">Integrity in Business</a></b><br>As Christians, we are called to conduct our business affairs with honesty and integrity. Dishonest practices not only harm others but also dishonor God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a></b><br>God is deeply concerned with justice and righteousness. He will not overlook the exploitation and oppression of the vulnerable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The call to repentance is central. We must turn away from dishonest practices and seek to restore what has been wrongfully taken.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin, especially in the form of social injustice, has consequences. It leads to God's judgment and the breakdown of community trust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_witness.htm">Living as a Witness</a></b><br>Our actions in business and daily life should reflect our faith and serve as a witness to God's righteousness and justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_truth_according_to_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible teach about money?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_god_desire.htm">What does God desire?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_ancient_trade_accuracy.htm">Proverbs 20:10 condemns dishonest scales—what historical or archaeological evidence challenges or supports the accuracy of such transactions in ancient times? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">The scant measure.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">the hateful ephah of leanness</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, less than it should be. The Jews were much addicted to the falsification of weights and measures. They made "the ephah small, and the shekel great, falsifying the balances by deceit" (<a href="/amos/8-5.htm" title="Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?">Amos 8:5</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - The reproof is given in the form of questions, in order to rouse the sleeping conscience of the people. <span class="cmt_word">Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked?</span> Do the wicked still continue to bring into their houses treasures obtained by wrong? The old versions compare this ill-gotten wealth to a fire which shall consume the homes of its possessors. Septuagint, <span class="greek">Μὴ πῦρ καὶ οϊκος ἀνόμου</span> <span class="greek">θησαυρίζω θησαυροὺς ἀνόμους</span>; "Is there fire and the house of the wicked treasuring up wicked treasures?" Vulgate, <span class="accented">Adhuc ignis in domo impii thesauri iniquitatis?</span> So the Syriac; the Chaldee keeps to the Masoretic reading. <span class="cmt_word">The scant measure;</span> literally, <span class="accented">the ephah of leanness.</span> The ephah was about three pecks. According to Josephus ('Ant.,' 15:09. 2), it contained one Attic medimnus, which would be nearly a bushel and a half. Fraudulent weights and measures are often denounced (<a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35</a>, etc.; <a href="/deuteronomy/25-14.htm">Deuteronomy 25:14</a>, etc.; <a href="/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10, 23</a>; <a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5</a>). Vulgate, <span class="accented">Mensura minor irae plena</span>, where the Hebrew has, that is abominable. Such frauds are hateful to God, and are marked with his wrath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/6-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Can I forget any longer,</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֗וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked,</span><br /><span class="heb">רָשָׁ֔ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the treasures</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹצְר֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_214.htm">Strong's 214: </a> </span><span class="str2">Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of wickedness</span><br /><span class="heb">רֶ֑שַׁע</span> <span class="translit">(re·ša‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7562.htm">Strong's 7562: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the short</span><br /><span class="heb">רָז֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(rā·zō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7332.htm">Strong's 7332: </a> </span><span class="str2">Leanness, wasting, scantness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ephah,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵיפַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ê·p̄aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_374.htm">Strong's 374: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which is accursed?</span><br /><span class="heb">זְעוּמָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(zə·‘ū·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2194.htm">Strong's 2194: </a> </span><span class="str2">To foam at the mouth, to be enraged</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/6-10.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 6:10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness (Mc Mic. 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