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Micah 6:10

New International Reader's Version

You sinful people, should I forget that you got your treasures by stealing them? You use dishonest measures to cheat others. I have placed a curse on that practice.

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Riches that are gained by sinning aren’t worth anything. But doing what is right saves you from death.

The Lord hates it when people use scales to cheat others. But he is delighted when people use honest weights.

The Lord hates two things. He hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are. He also hates measures that measure things larger or smaller than they really are.

The Lord hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are. Scales that are not honest don’t please him.

A fortune made by people who tell lies amounts to nothing and leads to death.

“They do not know how to do what is right,” announces the Lord. “They store up stolen goods in their forts.”

Speak to the people in the forts of Ashdod and Egypt. Tell them, “Gather together on the mountains of Samaria. Look at the great trouble in that city. Its people are committing many crimes.”

The Lord is calling out to Jerusalem. And it would be wise to pay attention to him. He says, “Listen, tribe of Judah and you people who are gathered in the city.

At that time I will punish all those who worship other gods. They fill the temples of their gods with lies and other harmful things.

“What is it?” I asked. “A basket,” he replied. “The sins of the people all through the land are in it.”

But the Israelites weren’t faithful to the Lord. They didn’t destroy what had been set apart to him. So they did not do what they had been told to do. Achan had taken some of those things. So the Lord became very angry with Israel. Achan was the son of Karmi. Karmi was the son of Zimri. And Zimri was the son of Zerah. Achan and all his relatives were from the tribe of Judah.




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