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Micah speaks against the bad leaders of Israel

Then I spoke to the leaders:

Listen to me, I said.
You are the leaders of Jacob's people,
you are the rulers of Israel.
You ought to know what is right or wrong.
But you hate what is good.
And you love what is bad.
You would like to tear the skin off my people,
and pull the meat from their bones.

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Leaders and Prophets Rebuked

Then I said,

“Listen, you leaders(A) of Jacob,
    you rulers of Israel.
Should you not embrace justice,
    you who hate good and love evil;
who tear the skin from my people
    and the flesh from their bones;(B)

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