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Micah 6:12
| ← Micah 6:11 | Micah 6:12 (KJV) | Micah 6:13 → |
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Shall I count [them] pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
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For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.
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Therefore also will I make [thee] sick in smiting thee, in making [thee] desolate because of thy sins.
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Verse Text
For the rich menH6223 thereof are fullH4390 of violenceH2555, and the inhabitantsH3427 thereof have spokenH1696 liesH8267, and their tongueH3956 is deceitfulH7423 in their mouthH6310.
אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׁירֶיהָ מָלְאוּ חָמָס וְיֹשְׁבֶיהָ דִּבְּרוּ־שָׁקֶר וּלְשֹׁונָם רְמִיָּה בְּפִיהֶם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אֲשֶׁ֤ר |
'a.Sher | H834 | HTr | which |
עֲשִׁירֶ֨י/הָ֙ |
'a.shi.Rei./ha | H6223 | HAampc/Sp3fs | rich (people)/ its |
מָלְא֣וּ |
mal.'U | H4390 | HVqp3cp | they are full |
חָמָ֔ס |
cha.Mas | H2555 | HNcmsa | violence |
וְ/יֹשְׁבֶ֖י/הָ |
ve./yo.she.Vei./ha | H3427 | HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3fs | and/ inhabitants/ its |
דִּבְּרוּ |
di.be.ru- | H1696 | HVpp3cp | they speak |
שָׁ֑קֶר |
Sha.ker | H8267 | HNcmsa | falsehood |
וּ/לְשׁוֹנָ֖/ם |
u./le.sho.Na/m | H3956 | HC/Ncbsc/Sp3mp | and/ tongue/ their |
רְמִיָּ֥ה |
re.mi.Yah | H7423 | HNcfsa | (is) deceit |
בְּ/פִי/הֶֽם |
be./fi./Hem | H6310 | HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp | in/ mouth/ their |
- H1696 — דָבַר (dâbar, daw-bar'): a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
- H2555 — חָמָס (châmâç, khaw-mawce'): from חָמַס; violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain; cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
- H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
- H3956 — לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn, law-shone'): or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from לָשַׁן; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
- H4390 — מָלֵא (mâlêʼ, maw-lay'): or מָלָא; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root; to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively); accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-) full, [phrase] have wholly.
- H6223 — עָשִׁיר (ʻâshîyr, aw-sheer'): from עָשַׁר; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble); rich (man).
- H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
- H7423 — רְמִיָּה (rᵉmîyâh, rem-ee-yaw'): from רָמָה; remissness, treachery; deceit(-ful, -fully), false, guile, idle, slack, slothful.
- H8267 — שֶׁקֶר (sheqer, sheh'-ker): from שָׁקַר; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial); without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- spoken — Isaiah 59:3-15, Jeremiah 9:2-6, Jeremiah 9:8, Hosea 7:1, Hosea 7:13, Romans 3:13
- the rich — Isaiah 1:23, Isaiah 5:7, Jeremiah 5:5-6, Jeremiah 5:26-29, Jeremiah 6:6-7, Ezekiel 22:6-13, Ezekiel 22:25-29, Hosea 4:1-2, Amos 5:11-12, Amos 6:1-3, Micah 2:1-2, Micah 3:1-3, Micah 3:9-11, Micah 7:2-6, Zephaniah 3:3
Reciprocal references (13): Deuteronomy 25:13, Psalms 5:9, Proverbs 4:17, Isaiah 59:6, Jeremiah 9:5, Ezekiel 7:11, Ezekiel 8:17, Ezekiel 28:16, Hosea 11:12, Zechariah 8:16, Acts 24:9, James 2:6, James 5:1
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: CORRUPTION, NATION, THE, TRUTH-FALSEHOOD
- Nave’s: FALSEHOOD, MEASURE, RICH, THE
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