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Micah 6:10

Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ע֗וֹדodstillH5750 →
הַאִשׁ֙ha.'Ish¿ [are] thereH786 →
בֵּ֣יתbeithouse ofH1004 →
רָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'[the] wickedH7563 →
אֹצְר֖וֹת'o.tze.Rottreasures ofH214 →
רֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'wickednessH7562 →
וְאֵיפַ֥תve.'ei.Fatand an ephah ofH374 →
רָז֖וֹןra.ZonscantnessH7332 →
זְעוּמָֽה׃ze.'u.MahaccursedH2194 →

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Proverbs 16:8Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.Amos 3:10“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”Jeremiah 5:26–27For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.Amos 8:5–6asking, “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.Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.Proverbs 21:6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.James 5:1–4Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.Habakkuk 2:5–11and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.Hosea 12:7–8A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.Zechariah 5:3–4Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.Ezekiel 45:9–12For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My people, declares the Lord GOD.’Leviticus 19:35–36You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.Deuteronomy 25:13–16You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.Joshua 7:1The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.2 Kings 5:23–24But Naaman insisted, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged Gehazi to accept them. Then he tied up two talents of silver in two bags along with two sets of clothing and gave them to two of his servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi.Proverbs 10:2Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.Proverbs 20:23Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

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Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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