3:1–4 Judgment against the Heads of Jacob. Micah describes the depraved character of the civil leaders using the gruesome imagery of cannibalism. 3:1–2a Is it not for you to know justice? Delighting in God’s law and discerning what is right should be the joy of those given judicial responsibility (Isa. 5:20). 3:2b–3 tear … eat … flay … break … chop. The imagery of cannibalism is used to symbolize the destructive violence of the leaders against the oppressed (cf. Ps. 14:4; 27:2; Prov. 30:14; Isa.
Micah 3:1–4