Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
Micah 6:10 - Tree of Life Version Does the house of the wicked still have treasures of wickedness? Or is an undersized ephah denounced? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Are there not still treasures gained by wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure [a false measure for grain] that is abominable and accursed? American Standard Version (1901) Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable? Common English Bible Are the treasures of wickedness still in the house of wickedness, while the shorted basket is denounced? Catholic Public Domain Version Nevertheless, there is a fire in the house of the impious, the treasury of iniquity, and a small measure, filled with wrath. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As yet there is a fire in the house of the wicked, the treasures of iniquity, and a scant measure full of wrath. |
Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
Dishonest scales are an abomination to Adonai, but an accurate weight is His delight.
Unbalanced weights are detestable to Adonai, and dishonest scales are wicked.
Getting treasures by a lying tongue is like a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
They do not know how to be honest, —declares Adonai— those who are saving up violence and destruction in their citadels.
Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod and the citadels in the land of Egypt: “Assemble on Samaria’s mountains: Behold the great tumult within it, even the oppression within it.”
The voice of Adonai calls to the city— it is wisdom to fear Your Name— “Pay attention to the rod and to the One who appointed it.”
In that day I will punish all who skip over the threshold while filling their master’s House with violence and deceit.
I asked, “What is it?” He replied, “This is the measuring basket that goes out.” He continued, “This is their eye in all the land.”
But Bnei-Yisrael unfaithfully violated the ban. Achan son of Carmi son of Zabdi son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of the banned things. So Adonai’s anger burned against Bnei-Yisrael.