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Micah continues to speak judgment against false prophets.
who lead my people astray
Walking on a good path is a metaphor for obeying God. Going astray from the path is a metaphor for disobeying God, in this case perhaps without knowing it. AT: "who lead my people to disobey me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
if one gives them something to eat, they proclaim, 'Peace.'
Micah is using a metaphor to describe a situation that actually happens. The phrase "something to eat" is an ironic way of speaking of a small payment. AT: "they tell people who pay them even a small amount that things will go well for those people." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony)
if he puts nothing in their mouths, they dedicate themselves to wage war on him
Micah is using a metaphor to describe a situation that actually happens. The phrase "puts nothing in their mouths" is an ironic exaggeration for not giving what they want. AT: "they do all they can to destroy people who pay them too little" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony)