Micah 6:11 (GNV)

Passage

Shall I iustifie the wicked balances, and the bag of deceitfull weightes?

Nearby Context

Micah 6:9 The Lordes voyce cryeth vnto the citie, and the man of wisedome shall see thy name: Heare the rodde, and who hath appoynted it.

Micah 6:10 Are yet the treasures of wickednes in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure, that is abominable?

Micah 6:11 Shall I iustifie the wicked balances, and the bag of deceitfull weightes?

Micah 6:12 For the rich men thereof are full of crueltie, and the inhabitants thereof haue spoken lyes, and their tongue is deceitfull in their mouth.

Micah 6:13 Therefore also will I make thee sicke in smiting thee, and in making thee desolate, because of thy sinnes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "iustifie", "wicked", "balances", "deceitfull", and "weightes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "iustifie", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Are yet the treasures of wickednes in..." into verse 12's "For the rich men thereof are full...", so "shall" and "iustifie" 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 "shall" and "iustifie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.