Micah 6:13 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Micah 6:14 Thou shalt eate and not be satisfied, and thy casting downe shall be in the mids of thee, and thou shalt take holde, but shalt not deliuer: and that which thou deliuerest, will I giue vp to the sworde.

Micah 6:15 Thou shalt sowe, but not reape: thou shalt treade the oliues, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oyle, and make sweete wine, but shalt not drinke wine.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "make", "thee", "sicke", "smiting", and "making". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "make", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "For the rich men thereof are full..." into verse 14's "Thou shalt eate and not be satisfied...", so "therefore" and "make" 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 "therefore" and "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.