Micah 6:14
What does Micah 6:14 mean?
A plain-English look at Micah 6:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Micah 6:14 means
This verse describes specific aspects of the judgment: a famine-like scarcity where eating does not satisfy, a pervasive sense of humiliation, and a futility in their efforts to save. Any possessions they attempt to store away will be lost to the sword, symbolizing the insecurity and devastation of war or invasion. These punishments are not arbitrary but are direct consequences that reverse the blessings of the covenant, demonstrating God's sovereign control over their well-being.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thou 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thou 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thou 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949You will have food, but not enough; your shame will be ever with you: you will get your goods moved, but you will not take them away safely; and what you do take away I will give to the sword.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Thou--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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thou shalt eat, but shalt not be filled: and thy humiliation shall be in the midst of thee: and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not save: and those whom thou shalt save, I will give up to the sword.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thou 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.
Context
This verse continues the detailed description of God's judgment, expanding on the "grievous wound" introduced in verse 13. It outlines specific curses related to scarcity and insecurity, showing the practical consequences of their sin in their daily lives. This provides concrete examples of the divine discipline, preparing the reader for a further exploration of economic and agricultural futility in the next verse, reinforcing the inescapable nature of God's judgment.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Haggai 1:6
Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
- Isaiah 30:6
The burden of the beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
- Amos 2:14
And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
- Ezekiel 4:16
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
- Ezekiel 5:12
A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and a third part I will scatter unto all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them.
- Isaiah 3:6
When a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand;
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