Miquéas 6:12

Almeida Revista e Corrigida

Porque os seus ricos esto cheios de violncia, e os seus habitantes falam mentiras; e a sua lngua enganosa na sua boca.

Parallel Translations

A Biblia Sagrada
Porque os seus ricos esto cheios de violncia, e os seus habitantes falam mentiras e a sua lngua enganosa na sua boca.

Almeida Revista e Atualizada
Porque os ricos da cidade esto cheios de violncia, e os seus habitantes falam mentiras, e a lngua deles enganosa na sua boca.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the rich: Micah 2:1, Micah 2:2, Micah 3:1-3, Micah 3:9-11, Micah 7:2-6, Isaiah 1:23, Isaiah 5:7, Jeremiah 5:5, Jeremiah 5:6, Jeremiah 5:26-29, Jeremiah 6:6, Jeremiah 6:7, Ezekiel 22:6-13, Ezekiel 22:25-29, Hosea 4:1, Hosea 4:2, Amos 5:11, Amos 5:12, Amos 6:1-3, Zephaniah 3:3

spoken: Isaiah 59:3-15, Jeremiah 9:2-6, Jeremiah 9:8, Hosea 7:1, Hosea 7:13, Romans 3:13

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 25:13 - in thy bag Psalms 5:9 - For Proverbs 4:17 - General Isaiah 59:6 - their works Jeremiah 9:5 - they will Ezekiel 7:11 - Violence Ezekiel 8:17 - for Ezekiel 28:16 - filled Hosea 11:12 - compasseth Zechariah 8:16 - Speak Acts 24:9 - General James 2:6 - Do James 5:1 - ye

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For the rich men thereof are full of violence,.... That is, the rich men of the city, to whom the voice of the Lord cried, Micah 6:9. Jerusalem or Samaria, or any or all the cities of Israel and Judah; the rich men of these cities, who had enough of the world, and were under no temptation to do an ill thing, to get money; and yet their hands and their houses, and their treasuries, as the Targum, were full of goods gotten by violent measures, by the oppression of the poor and needy:

and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies; the rest of the inhabitants, who were not so rich as others, and who had it not in the power of their hands to oppress as others had; yet used deceitful and fraudulent methods to cheat their neighbours in buying and selling; and, to do this, did not stick to tell downright deliberate lies:

and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth; say one thing, and mean another; deceive their neighbours with their tongues in trade and commerce; averting things for truth they know to be false.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the rich men thereof - that is, “of the city, Micah 6:9 are full of violence.” It bad been little, had thieves and robbers lived by violence, but now, (as Isaiah at the same time upbraids them,) “her princes were become companions of thieves” Isaiah 1:23. Not the poor out of distress, but the rich, out of wantonness and exceeding covetousness and love of luxury, not only did wrong but were filled, not so much with riches, as with violence. Violence is the very meat and drink wherewith they are filled, yea, and wherewith they shall be filled, when it is returned upon their heads.

And the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies - Fraud is itself lying, and lying is its inseparable companion. Jerome: “Lying followeth the gathering together of riches, and the hard custom to lay up riches hath a deceitful tongue.” The sin, he saith, is spread throughout all her inhabitants; that is, all of them, as their custom, have spoken lies, and, even when they speak not, the lie is ready; “their tongue is deceitful (literally, deceit) in their mouth.” It is deceit, nothing but deceit, and that, deceit which should “overthrow” and ruin others. One intent on gain has the lie ever ready to be uttered, even when he speaks not. It lurks concealed, until it is needed.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Micah 6:12. For the rich men thereof are full of violence — This shows that they did not love mercy.

The inhabitants thereof have spoken lies — This shows that they did not humble themselves to walk with God.