Micah 6:10-11

Cross-references For Better Understanding a Related Topics b Additional Materials c

Summary

• Dishonesty in weights and measures is wicked.

Details and/or Comments

• Context: A description of the sins of Israel. The items mentioned here are related to economics - specifically, the wicked means by which they obtained their "treasures."

• A previous verse, describing what God requires of us: Micah 6:8 - "He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?"

• In the following verses, God's judgment includes lack of food - hunger. Their enemies would take whatever crops they were able to harvest.

Scripture

Micah 6:10-11

Scripture Passage	Comments and Links
Mic 6:10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah that is accursed? Mic 6:11 Shall I be pure with dishonest scales, and with a bag of deceitful weights?	Dishonest measures (ephah = a dry measure of approx. 6 gallons), scales and weights - all intended for cheating the customer. Honesty in Weights and Measures

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