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Micah 6:12
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KJ21
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
ASV
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
AMP
“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.
AMPC
For [the city’s] rich men are full of violence; her inhabitants have spoken lies and their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
BRG
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
CSB
For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
CSBA
For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
CEB
in a city whose wealthy are full of violence and whose inhabitants speak falsehood with lying tongues in their mouths?
CJB
The rich men there are full of violence, the inhabitants tell lies, with tongues of deceit in their mouths.
CEV
You rich people are violent, and everyone tells lies.
DARBY
For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
DRA
By which her rich men were filled with iniquity, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue was deceitful in their mouth.
ERV
The rich in that city are still cruel. The people there still tell lies. Yes, they tell their lies.
EASY
You rich people in the city are very cruel. Everyone there says things that are not true. All of them speak false words.
EHV
The city’s rich men are full of violence, and its inhabitants speak falsehood. Their tongues are treachery inside their mouths.
ESV
Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
ESVUK
Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
EXB
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].
GNV
For the rich men thereof are full of cruelty, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
GW
The rich people in the city are violent. Those who live in the city speak lies, and their tongues speak deceitfully.
GNT
Your rich people exploit the poor, and all of you are liars.
HCSB
For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
ICB
The rich men in the city still do cruel things. The people still tell lies. They do not tell the truth.
ISV
Her rich people are filled with violence, and her inhabitants tell lies— their tongues speak deceitfully!
JUB
With which their rich men are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
KJV
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
AKJV
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
LSB
For the rich men of the city are full of violence, And her inhabitants speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
LEB
Because her rich are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
TLB
Your rich men are wealthy through extortion and violence; your citizens are so used to lying that their tongues can’t tell the truth!
MSG
“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.”
MEV
Her wealthy men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak deception, and their tongue in their mouth is treachery.
NOG
The rich people in the city are violent. Those who live in the city speak lies, and their tongues speak deceitfully.
NABRE
You whose wealthy are full of violence, whose inhabitants speak falsehood with deceitful tongues in their mouths!
NASB
For the rich people of the city are full of violence, Her residents speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
NASB1995
“For the rich men of the city are full of violence, Her residents speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
NCB
The wealthy men of the city are steeped in violence; its inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.
NCV
The rich people of the city do cruel things. Its people tell lies; they do not tell the truth.
NET
The city’s wealthy people readily resort to violence; her inhabitants tell lies; their tongues speak deceptive words.
NIRV
The rich people among you harm others. You are always telling lies. You try to fool others by what you say.
NIV
Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.
NIVUK
Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully.
NKJV
For her rich men are full of violence, Her inhabitants have spoken lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
NLV
The rich men of the city have hurt many people. Her people are liars. Their tongues in their mouths speak false words.
NLT
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.
NRSVA
Your wealthy are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, with tongues of deceit in their mouths.
NRSVACE
Your wealthy are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, with tongues of deceit in their mouths.
NRSVCE
Your wealthy are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, with tongues of deceit in their mouths.
NRSVUE
Your wealthy are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies with tongues of deceit in their mouths.
OJB
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]
RGT
“For their rich men are full of cruelty. And their inhabitants have spoken lies. And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
RSV
Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
RSVCE
Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
TLV
For the rich of the city are full of violence and its inhabitants speak lies. Their tongue in their mouth is deceit.
VOICE
Her rich are filled with violence, her citizens speak lies, and the words of their mouths can never be trusted.
WEB
Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.
WYC
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.)
YLT
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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