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Berean Standard Bible

“Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.”

Micah 6:13

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Study note

After listing Israel's injustices and violence, the Lord pronounces sentence. The next verses will describe failed harvests and famine, consequences foretold in the covenant for those who broke it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.

World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore I also have struck you with a grievous wound. I have made you desolate because of your sins.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

Therefore I also have smitten thee with a grievous wound; I have made thee desolate because of thy sins.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So I have made a start with your punishment; I have made you waste because of your sins.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por eso yo también te enflaqueceré hiriéndote, asolándote por tus pecados.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Por eso, ya he comenzado a castigarlos. Ya he comenzado a destruirlos por causa de sus actos malvados. Por eso ahora están tan debilitados.

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