“The voice of Yahweh
Cries to the city.
It is sound wisdom
To fear your name.
‘Hear!
O tribe!
Hear!
Assembly of the city!
Can I forget
The treasures of wickedness
In the house of the wicked?
Can I forget
The scant measure
That is accursed?
Can I tolerate
Wicked scales?
Can I tolerate
A bag of dishonest weights?
Your wealthy
Are full of violence!
Your inhabitants
Speak lies!
They have tongues of deceit
In their mouths!”
The voice of Yahweh would cry out to the city. The wisdom of the city assembly should be to fear his name. These city folks should listen to Yahweh. How could Yahweh forget the treasures of wickedness of these wicked people? How could he forget the accursed ones? How could Yahweh tolerate wicked scales with dishonest weights? The rich wealthy people were full of violence, while the common folk inhabitants of the city spoke nothing but lies, since they had deceitful tongues.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 