And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
The Second Division (Micah 3:1-12; Micah 4:1-13; Micah 5:1-15) begins with the same summons as the first, "Hear ye." Abruptly, the prophet passes from the glorious promises at the close of the first division, Micah 2:12-13, in order to imply that they must not hope to have an interest in these promises unless they forsake their sins, which he proceeds to denounce, and become true children "of Jacob."
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes - magistrates or judges.
Is it not for you? Is it not for your special function (Jeremiah 5:4-5, "I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; because they have known the way of the Lord: but these have altogether broken the yoke and burst the bonds").
To know judgment - justice. Ye sit in judgment on others; surely, then, ye ought to know the judgment for injustice which awaits yourselves (Romans 2:1).