Micah 6:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Micah 6:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Micah 6:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Micah 6:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You shall eat, but not be satisfied. Your hunger will be within you. You will store up, but not save, and that which you save I will give up to the sword.”

Micah 6:14 — World English Bible

Micah 6:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Micah 6:14 — American Standard Version

Micah 6:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Thou--thou eatest, and thou art not satisfied, And thy pit <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst, And thou removest, and dost not deliver, And that which thou deliverest, to a sword I give.”

Micah 6:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Micah 6:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Micah 6:14 — Darby Translation

Micah 6:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt eate and not be satisfied, and thy casting downe shall be in the mids of thee, and thou shalt take holde, but shalt not deliuer: and that which thou deliuerest, will I giue vp to the sworde.”

Micah 6:14 — Geneva Bible

Micah 6:14 in Context — Micah 6

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.

15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.

16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

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What Does Micah 6:14 Mean?

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