The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Chop

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.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.