Treasury of Scripture Knowledge By which her rich men were filled with iniquity, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue was deceitful in their mouth. the rich. Micah 2:1,2 Make thee bald, and be polled for thy delicate children: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle: for they are carried into captivity from thee. . . . Micah 3:1-3,9-11 For he shall go up that shall open the way before them: they shall divide and pass through the gate, and shall come in by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord at the head of them. . . . Micah 7:2-6 The holy man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, every one hunteth his brother to death. . . . Isaiah 1:23 Thy princes are faithless, companions of thieves: they all love bribes, they run after rewards. They judge not for the fatherless: and the widow's cause cometh not in to them. Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel: and the man of Juda, his pleasant plant: and I looked that he should do judgment, and behold iniquity: and do justice, and behold a cry. Jeremiah 5:5,6,26-29 I will go therefore to the great men, and will speak to them: for they have known the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God: and behold these have altogether broken the yoke more, and have burst the bonds. . . . Jeremiah 6:6,7 For thus saith the Lord of hosts: Hew down her trees, cast up a trench about Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited, all oppression is in the midst of her. . . . Ezekiel 22:6-13,25-29 Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood. . . . Hosea 4:1,2 Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel, for the Lord shall enter into judgment with the inhabitants of the land: for there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God in the land. . . . Amos 5:11,12 Therefore because you robbed the poor, and took the choice prey from him: you shall build houses with square stone, and shall not dwell in them: you shall plant most delightful vineyards, and shall not drink the wine of them. . . . Amos 6:1-3 Woe to you that are wealthy in Sion, and to you that have confidence in the mountain of Samaria: ye great men, heads of the people, that go in with state into the house of Israel. . . . Zephaniah 3:3 Her princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left nothing for the morning. spoken. Isaiah 59:3-15 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity: your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue uttereth iniquity. . . . Jeremiah 9:2-6,8 Who will give me in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men, and I will leave my people, and depart from them? because they are all adulterers, an assembly of transgressors. . . . Hosea 7:1,13 When I would have healed Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria, for they have committed falsehood, and the thief is come in to steal, the robber is without. . . . Romans 3:13 Their throat is an open sepulchre: with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips. Context The Punishment of Israel…11Shall I justify wicked balances, and the deceitful weights of the bag? 12By which her rich men were filled with iniquity, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue was deceitful in their mouth.13And I therefore began to strike thee with desolation for thy sins.… Cross References Psalm 35:20 For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile. Isaiah 1:23 Thy princes are faithless, companions of thieves: they all love bribes, they run after rewards. They judge not for the fatherless: and the widow's cause cometh not in to them. Isaiah 3:8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Juda is fallen: because their tongue, and their devices are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his majesty. Isaiah 5:7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel: and the man of Juda, his pleasant plant: and I looked that he should do judgment, and behold iniquity: and do justice, and behold a cry. Jeremiah 9:2 Who will give me in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men, and I will leave my people, and depart from them? because they are all adulterers, an assembly of transgressors. Jeremiah 9:5 And a man shall mock his brother, and they will not speak the truth: for they have taught their tongue to speak lies: they have laboured to commit iniquity. Jeremiah 9:8 Their tongue is a piercing arrow, it hath spoken deceit: with his mouth one speaketh peace with his friend, and secretly he lieth in wait for him. Hosea 7:13 Woe to them, for they have departed from me: they shall be wasted because they have transgressed against me: and I redeemed them: and they have spoken lies against me. Amos 2:4 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Juda, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath cast away the law of the Lord, and hath not kept his commandments: for their idols have caused them to err, after which their fathers have walked. Amos 6:3 You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity; Amos 6:4 You that sleep upon beds of ivory, and are wanton on your couches: that eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the herd; Micah 2:1 Make thee bald, and be polled for thy delicate children: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle: for they are carried into captivity from thee. Micah 2:2 Woe to you that devise that which is unprofitable, and work evil in your beds: in the morning light they execute it, because their hand is against God. Lexicon Forאֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the wealthy of the city עֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙ (‘ă·šî·re·hā) Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6223: Rich are full of מָלְא֣וּ (mā·lə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 4390: To fill, be full of violence, חָמָ֔ס (ḥā·mās) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain and its residents וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ (wə·yō·šə·ḇe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry speak דִּבְּרוּ־ (dib·bə·rū-) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue lies; שָׁ֑קֶר (šā·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood their tongues וּלְשׁוֹנָ֖ם (ū·lə·šō·w·nām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3956: The tongue are deceitful רְמִיָּ֥ה (rə·mî·yāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7423: Remissness, treachery in their mouths. בְּפִיהֶֽם׃ (bə·p̄î·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to Additional Translations For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. whereby they have accumulated their ungodly wealth, and they that dwell in the city have uttered falsehoods, and their tongue has been exalted in their mouth? For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech. Whose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. Jump to Previous City Cruel Deceitful Deceitfully False. Falsehood Full Inhabitants Lies Mouth Ones Residents Rich Speak Speech Thereof Tongue Tongues True. Violence Violent WealthJump to Next City Cruel Deceitful Deceitfully False. Falsehood Full Inhabitants Lies Mouth Ones Residents Rich Speak Speech Thereof Tongue Tongues True. Violence Violent WealthExternal Links Micah 6:12 NIVMicah 6:12 NLT Micah 6:12 ESV Micah 6:12 NASB Micah 6:12 ASV Micah 6:12 Bible Apps Micah 6:12 Biblia Paralela Micah 6:12 Chinese Bible Micah 6:12 French Bible Micah 6:12 German Bible Alphabetical: and are city deceitful deceitfully For full Her in is liars lies men mouth of people residents rich speak the their tongue tongues violence violent OT Prophets: Micah 6:12 Her rich men are full of violence (Mc Mic. Mi) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |