Micah 6:12
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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.
“For the rich men of the city are full of violence [of every kind]; Her inhabitants speak lies And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
For [the city’s] rich men are full of violence; her inhabitants have spoken lies and 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 wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
in a city whose wealthy are full of violence and whose inhabitants speak falsehood with lying tongues in their mouths?
The rich men there are full of violence, the inhabitants tell lies, with tongues of deceit in their mouths.
You rich people are violent, and everyone tells lies.
For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
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 in that city are still cruel. The people there still tell lies. Yes, they tell their lies.
You rich people in the city are very cruel. Everyone there says things that are not true. All of them speak false words.
The city’s rich men are full of violence, and its inhabitants speak falsehood. Their tongues are treachery inside their mouths.
Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
The rich people of the city ·do cruel things [L are full of violence]. Its people tell lies; ·they do not tell the truth [L their tongues in their mouths are deceitful].
For the rich men thereof are full of cruelty, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
The rich people in the city are violent. Those who live in the city speak lies, and their tongues speak deceitfully.
Your rich people exploit the poor, and all of you are liars.
For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
The rich men in the city still do cruel things. The people still tell lies. They do not tell the truth.
Her rich people are filled with violence, and her inhabitants tell lies— their tongues speak deceitfully!
With which their rich men 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.
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 of the city are full of violence, And her inhabitants speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Because her rich are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Your rich men are wealthy through extortion and violence; your citizens are so used to lying that their tongues can’t tell the truth!
“Do you expect me to overlook obscene wealth you’ve piled up by cheating and fraud? Do you think I’ll tolerate shady deals and shifty scheming? I’m tired of the violent rich bullying their way with bluffs and lies. I’m fed up. Beginning now, you’re finished. You’ll pay for your sins down to your last cent. No matter how much you get, it will never be enough— hollow stomachs, empty hearts. No matter how hard you work, you’ll have nothing to show for it— bankrupt lives, wasted souls. You’ll plant grass but never get a lawn. You’ll make jelly but never spread it on your bread. You’ll press apples but never drink the cider. You have lived by the standards of your king, Omri, the decadent lifestyle of the family of Ahab. Because you’ve slavishly followed their fashions, I’m forcing you into bankruptcy. Your way of life will be laughed at, a tasteless joke. Your lives will be derided as futile and fake.”
Her wealthy men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak deception, and their tongue in their mouth is treachery.
The rich people in the city are violent. Those who live in the city speak lies, and their tongues speak deceitfully.
You whose wealthy are full of violence, whose inhabitants speak falsehood with deceitful tongues in their mouths!
For the rich people of the city are full of violence, Her residents speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
“For the rich men of the city are full of violence, Her residents speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
The wealthy men of the city are steeped in violence; its inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.
The rich people of the city do cruel things. Its people tell lies; they do not tell the truth.
The city’s wealthy people readily resort to violence; her inhabitants tell lies; their tongues speak deceptive words.
The rich people among you harm others. You are always telling lies. You try to fool others by what you say.
Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.
Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.
For her rich men are full of violence, Her inhabitants have spoken lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
The rich men of the city have hurt many people. Her people are liars. Their tongues in their mouths speak false words.
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.
Your wealthy are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, with tongues of deceit in their mouths.
Your wealthy are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, with tongues of deceit in their mouths.
Your wealthy are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, with tongues of deceit in their mouths.
Your wealthy are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies with tongues of deceit in their mouths.
For the oisher (the wealthy) thereof are full of chamas (violence), and the inhabitants thereof have spoken sheker, and their leshon (tongue) is remiyah (guile) in their mouth. [see Moshiach without chamas, Yeshayah 53:9]
Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
For the rich of the city are full of violence and its inhabitants speak lies. Their tongue in their mouth is deceit.
Her rich are filled with violence, her citizens speak lies, and the words of their mouths can never be trusted.
Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.
in which rich men thereof be filled with wickedness? And men dwelling therein spake leasing, and the tongue of them was guileful in the mouth of them. (in which the rich there be filled with wickedness? And those living there spoke lies, and their tongues were deceitful in their mouths.)
Whose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.
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