Micah 6:13 (KJV)

Passage

Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.

Nearby Context

Micah 6:11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

Micah 6:12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Micah 6:13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.

Micah 6:14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.

Micah 6:15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "make", "thee", "sick", "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 eat but 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.