Micah 6:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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. ”
Micah 6:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Micah 6:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Micah 6:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of Ahab’s house. You walk in their counsels, that I may make you a ruin, and your inhabitants a hissing. You will bear the reproach of my people.””
Micah 6:16 — World English Bible
Micah 6:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I may make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing: and ye shall bear the reproach of my people. ”
Micah 6:16 — American Standard Version
Micah 6:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And kept habitually are the statutes of Omri, And all the work of the house of Ahab, And ye do walk in their counsels, For My giving thee for a desolation, And its inhabitants for a hissing, And the reproach of My people ye do bear!”
Micah 6:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Micah 6:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 a hissing; and ye shall bear the reproach of my people. ”
Micah 6:16 — Darby Translation
Micah 6:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the maner of the house of Ahab, and ye walke in their counsels, that I should make thee waste, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall beare the reproche of my people. ”
Micah 6:16 — Geneva Bible
Micah 6:16 in Context — Micah 6
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.
What Does Micah 6:16 Mean?
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