Bible Dictionary
CHOP
To chop means to cut into pieces or distribute. In Micah 3:3 it pictures the cruel rulers of God’s people as destroying them through oppression.
Definition
To chop means to cut into pieces or distribute. In figurative use it portrays violent destruction through oppressive treatment.
Biblical Usage
Micah 3:3 pictures cruel rulers as chopping God’s people into pieces as meat for a pot, representing destruction through their exactions.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>(paras):</p><p>Figurative: This word, meaning "to cut in pieces," "to distribute," often translated "spread," is rendered "chop" in Mic 3:3, they "chop them in pieces, as for the pot," figuratively for the destruction of God's people through the cruel exactions of their rulers.</p>