Micah 6:12–14

12 Your rich men are full of violence;

your inhabitants speak lies,

and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

13 Therefore I strike you with a grievous blow,

making you desolate because of your sins.

14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied,

and there shall be hunger within you;

you shall put away, but not preserve,

and what you preserve I will give to the sword.

12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence,

And the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies,

And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee,

In making thee desolate because of thy sins.

14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied;

And thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee;

And thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver;

And that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.

12 The rich among you have become wealthy

through extortion and violence.

Your citizens are so used to lying

that their tongues can no longer tell the truth.

13 “Therefore, I will wound you!

I will bring you to ruin for all your sins.

14 You will eat but never have enough.

Your hunger pangs and emptiness will remain.

And though you try to save your money,

it will come to nothing in the end.

You will save a little,

but I will give it to those who conquer you.

12 For her rich men are full of violence,

Her inhabitants have spoken lies,

And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

13 “Therefore I will also make you sick by striking you,

By making you desolate because of your sins.

14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied;

Hunger shall be in your midst.

You may carry some away, but shall not save them;

And what you do rescue I will give over to the sword.

12 The rich people of the city

do cruel things.

Its people tell lies;

they do not tell the truth.

13 As for me, I will make you sick.

I will attack you, ruining you because of your sins.

14 You will eat, but you won’t become full;

you will still be hungry and empty.

You will store up, but save nothing,

and what you store up, the sword will destroy.

12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. 13 Therefore I also have smitten thee with a grievous wound; I have made thee desolate because of thy sins. 14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy humiliation shall be in the midst of thee: and thou shalt put away, but shalt not save; and that which thou savest will I give up to the sword.

12 For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. 13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee; I will make thee desolate because of thy sins. 14 Thou shalt eat, and not be satisfied, and thine emptiness shall remain in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take away, and not save; and what thou savest will I give up to the sword.

12 The rich people in the city are violent. 

Those who live in the city speak lies, 

and their tongues speak deceitfully. 

13 I have begun to strike you with heavy blows 

and to ruin you because of your sins. 

14 You will eat, but you won’t be full. 

So you will always be hungry. 

You will put things away, but you won’t save them. 

Anything you save I will destroy. 

12 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence,

and its residents speak lies;

the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.

13 “As a result, I have begun to strike you severely,

bringing desolation because of your sins.

14 You will eat but not be satisfied,

for there will be hunger within you.

What you acquire, you cannot save,

and what you do save,

I will give to the sword.

12 Your wealthy are full of violence;

your inhabitants speak lies

with tongues of deceit in their mouths.

13 Therefore I have begun to strike you down,

making you desolate because of your sins.

14 You shall eat but not be satisfied,

and there shall be a gnawing hunger within you;

you shall put away but not save,

and what you save, I will hand over to the sword.

12 Because her rich are full of violence,

and her inhabitants speak lies,

and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

13 And I also have made you sick by striking you down,

making you desolate because of your sins.

14 You yourself will eat but not be satisfied;

your hunger will be in your midst,

and you will put away, but you will not save,

and what you save I will hand over to the sword.

12 The rich people among you harm others.

You are always telling lies.

You try to fool others by what you say.

13 So I will strike you down.

I will destroy you

because you have sinned so much.

14 You will eat. But you will not be satisfied.

Your stomachs will still be empty.

You will try to save what you can.

But you will not be able to.

If you do save something,

it will be destroyed in battle.

12 “For the rich men of the city are full of violence,

Her residents speak lies,

And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

13 “So also I will make you sick, striking you down,

Desolating you because of your sins.

14 “You will eat, but you will not be satisfied,

And your vileness will be in your midst.

You will try to remove for safekeeping,

But you will not preserve anything,

And what you do preserve I will give to the sword.