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13 
“So also I will make you sick, striking you down,
Desolating and devastating you, because of your sins.
14 
“You shall eat, but you will not be satisfied,
And your [a]emptiness shall be among you;
You will [try to] remove [your goods and those you love] for safekeeping
But you will fail to save anything,
And what you do save I shall give to the sword.
15 
“You shall sow but you shall not reap;
You shall tread olives, but shall not anoint yourself with oil,
And [you will extract juice from] the grapes, but you shall not drink the wine.

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  1. Micah 6:14 Or possibly garbage or vileness.

13 Therefore, I have begun to destroy(A) you,
    to ruin[a] you because of your sins.
14 You will eat but not be satisfied;(B)
    your stomach will still be empty.[b]
You will store up but save nothing,(C)
    because what you save[c] I will give to the sword.
15 You will plant but not harvest;(D)
    you will press olives but not use the oil,
    you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.(E)

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  1. Micah 6:13 Or Therefore, I will make you ill and destroy you; / I will ruin
  2. Micah 6:14 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  3. Micah 6:14 Or You will press toward birth but not give birth, / and what you bring to birth