# Micah 6.11

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**Book:** [Micah](/codex/micah/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 9. The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. 10. Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable?
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> **11. Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?**
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> 12. For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. 13. Therefore I also have smitten thee with a grievous wound; I have made thee desolate because of thy sins. (Micah 6:9-13, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 9. Yahweh’s voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: “Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it. 10. Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah that is accursed?
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> **11. Shall I be pure with dishonest scales, and with a bag of deceitful weights?**
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> 12. Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech. 13. Therefore I also have struck you with a grievous wound. I have made you desolate because of your sins. (Micah 6:9-13, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 9. The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. <sup>the man: or, thy name shall see that which is</sup> 10. Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? <sup>Are: or, Is there yet unto every man an house of the, etc</sup> <sup>scant: Heb. measure of leanness</sup>
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> **11. Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? <sup>count: or, be pure with, etc</sup>**
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> 12. For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. 13. Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins. (Micah 6:9-13, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 9. A voice of Jehovah to the city calleth, And wisdom doth fear Thy name, Hear ye the rod, and Him who appointed it. 10. Are there yet [in] the house of the wicked Treasures of wickedness, And the abhorred scanty ephah?
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> **11. Do I reckon [it] pure with balances of wickedness? And with a bag of deceitful stones?**
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> 12. Whose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth. 13. And I also, I have begun to smite thee, To make desolate, because of thy sins. (Micah 6:9-13, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.