Micah 6:11 (LSB)

Passage

Can I purify wicked scales And a bag of deceptive weights?

Nearby Context

Micah 6:9 The voice of Yahweh will call to the city— And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name: “Hear, O tribe. Who even has appointed its time?

Micah 6:10 Is there yet a man in the wicked house, Along with treasures of wickedness, And a short measure which is cursed?

Micah 6:11 Can I purify wicked scales And a bag of deceptive weights?

Micah 6:12 For the rich men of the city are full of violence, And her inhabitants speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Micah 6:13 So also I will make you sick, striking you down, Desolating you because of your sins.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "purify", "wicked", "scales", "deceptive", and "weights". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "purify" and "wicked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Is there yet a man in the..." into verse 12's "For the rich men of the city...", so "purify" and "wicked" 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 "purify" and "wicked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.