Micah 6:12 (DRB)

Passage

By which her rich men were filled with iniquity, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue was deceitful in their mouth.

Nearby Context

Micah 6:10 As yet there is a fire in the house of the wicked, the treasures of iniquity, and a scant measure full of wrath.

Micah 6:11 Shall I justify wicked balances, and the deceitful weights of the bag?

Micah 6:12 By which her rich men were filled with iniquity, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue was deceitful in their mouth.

Micah 6:13 And I therefore began to strike thee with desolation for thy sins.

Micah 6:14 Thou 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rich", "filled", "iniquity", "inhabitants", "thereof", "spoken", "lies", and "tongue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rich" and "filled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Shall I justify wicked balances and the..." into verse 13's "And I therefore began to strike thee...", so "rich" and "filled" belong inside that flow. In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "rich" and "filled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.