Micah 6:12

6:12 The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; ¹ 

her inhabitants lie, ² 

their tongues speak deceptive words. ³ 

Micah 2:11

2:11 If a lying windbag should come and say, ⁴ 

‘I’ll promise you blessings of wine and beer,’ ⁵ 

he would be just the right preacher for these people! ⁶ 

[6:12]  ¹ tn Heb “because her rich are full of violence.”

[6:12]  ² tn Heb “speak lies.”

[6:12]  ³ tn Heb “and their tongue is deceptive in their mouth.”

[2:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “if a man, coming [as] wind and falsehood, should lie”; NASB “walking after wind and falsehood”; NIV “a liar and a deceiver.”

[2:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “I will foam at the mouth concerning wine and beer.”

[2:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “he would be the foamer at the mouth for this people.”