Mic 6:10-12 | NET2full | STEP | “I will not overlook , O sinful house , the dishonest gain you have hoarded away or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much .

‏ Micah 6:10-12

10 “I will not overlook, ^{▼▼tn The meaning of the first Hebrew word in the line is unclear. Possibly it is a combination of the interrogative particle and אִשׁ (ʾish), an alternate form of יֵשׁ (yesh, “there is/are”). One could then translate literally, “Are there treasures of sin [in] the house of the sinful?” The translation assumes an emendation to הַאֶשֶּׁה (haʾesheh, from נָשָׁא, nashaʾ, “to forget”), “Will I forget?” The rhetorical question expects an answer, “No, I will not forget.”} O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away ^{▼▼tn Heb “the treasures of sin”; NASB “treasures of wickedness”; NIV “ill-gotten treasures.”}
or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much. ^{▼▼tn Heb “the accursed scant measure.”} ^{▼▼sn Merchants would use a smaller than standard measure so they could give the customer less than he thought he was paying for.}
11 I do not condone the use of rigged scales
or a bag of deceptive weights. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Do I acquit sinful scales, and a bag of deceptive weights?” The rhetorical question expects an answer, “No, I do not,” and has been translated as a declarative statement for clarity and emphasis.} ^{▼▼sn Merchants also used rigged scales and deceptive weights to cheat their customers. See the note at Amos 8:5.}
12 The city’s wealthy people readily resort to violence; ^{▼▼tn Heb “are full of violence.”}
her inhabitants tell lies;
their tongues speak deceptive words. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and their tongue is deceptive in their mouth.”}