Micah 3:8

"But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of Jehovah, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin."

The parallelism in the last two phrases, where Israel and Jacob are used synonymously, is similar to that in Micah 3:1.

Micah dared to make in this verse a declaration that is unsurpassed, even in the Bible, for sheer confidence and boldness. The validity of his words for millenniums has vindicated what he said. "The particular form of the declaration is without parallel in the Old Testament. There is no other first-person claim like it. The nearest parallel in time and language is Jeremiah 6:11."[12] The three precious God-given gifts in Micah's endowment were power, judgment, and might. He spake through the influence of God's Holy Spirit, contrasting with the speech of the false prophets who were liars, declaring evil to be good, and good evil. If one supposes that the old satanic device of speaking religious lies and reversing the divine value-judgments of what is good or evil has perished from the earth, such a person is most tragically mistaken and deceived.