Micah

Micah 6:10–12

¹⁰Can I forget any longer,

O house of the wicked,

the treasures of wickedness

and the short ephah, which is accursed?

¹¹Can I excuse dishonest scales

or bags of false weights?

¹²For the wealthy of the city

are full of violence,

and its residents speak lies;

their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Can I forget any longer	ע֗וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
O house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the wicked	רָשָׁ֔ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
the treasures	אֹצְר֖וֹת	’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
of wickedness	רֶ֑שַׁע	re·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7562 wickedness
and the short	רָז֖וֹן	rā·zō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7332 leanness, wasting, scantness
ephah	וְאֵיפַ֥ת	wə·’ê·p̄aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H374 ephah
which is accursed	זְעוּמָֽה׃	zə·‘ū·māh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H2194 be indignant

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Can I excuse	הַאֶזְכֶּ֖ה	ha·’ez·keh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2135 be clear, clean, pure
dishonest	רֶ֑שַׁע	re·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7562 wickedness
scales	בְּמֹ֣אזְנֵי	bə·mō·zə·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine dual construct	H3976 balances, scales
or bags	וּבְכִ֖יס	ū·ḇə·ḵîs	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3599 bag, purse
of false	מִרְמָֽה׃	mir·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery
weights	אַבְנֵ֥י	’aḇ·nê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the wealthy of the city	עֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙	‘ă·šî·re·hā	Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6223 rich
are full of	מָלְא֣וּ	mā·lə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4390 be full, fill
violence	חָמָ֔ס	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
and its residents	וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ	wə·yō·šə·ḇe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
speak	דִּבְּרוּ־	dib·bə·rū-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H1696 speak
lies	שָׁ֑קֶר	šā·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
their tongues	וּלְשׁוֹנָ֖ם	ū·lə·šō·w·nām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3956 tongue
are deceitful	רְמִיָּ֥ה	rə·mî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7423 deceit, treachery
in their mouths	בְּפִיהֶֽם׃	bə·p̄î·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Micah 6:10 Amos 3:10 · Amos 8:5–6 · Proverbs 20:10 · Proverbs 21:6 · Jeremiah 5:26–27 · Hosea 12:7–8 · Zechariah 5:3–4 · Deuteronomy 25:13–16 · Habakkuk 2:5–11 · Ezekiel 45:9–12 · James 5:1–4 · Leviticus 19:35–36

Micah 6:11 Hosea 12:7 · Leviticus 19:36 · Proverbs 16:11

Micah 6:12 Jeremiah 9:8 · Isaiah 1:23 · Hosea 7:13 · Micah 2:1–2 · Isaiah 3:8 · Isaiah 5:7 · Jeremiah 9:2–6 · Romans 3:13 · Zephaniah 3:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.