“I said.
‘Listen!
You officials
Of Jacob!
You rulers
Of the house of Israel!
Should you not know justice?
You hate the good!
You love the evil!
You tear the skin
Off my people!
You tear the flesh
Off their bones!
You eat the flesh
Of my people!
You flay their skin
Off them!
You break their bones
In pieces!
You chop them up
Like meat in a kettle,
Like flesh in a caldron!’”
Micah has a bitter rebuke concerning the savage behavior of the leaders in Israel and Jacob. Yahweh, via Micah, used descriptive language to explain what these leaders were doing to their people, treating them like cattle. Micah wanted them to listen to what he had to say. They hated the good things, but loved the evil things. They were skinning the people, tearing off their flesh, and eating them like cannibals. They were breaking their bones and chopping them up to boil them like meat in a kettle. This was despicable behavior.
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