Micah 1:8

Micah 1:8 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

8Because of this I will weep and wail;

I will go about barefoot and naked.

I will howl like a jackal

and moan like an owl.

8¶Because of this I must mourn and wail,

I must go barefoot and naked;

I must do mourning like the jackals,

And a mourning like the ostriches.

8Because of this I must lament and wail,

I must go barefoot and naked;

I must make a lament like the jackals

And a mourning like the ostriches.

8¶Because of this I [Micah] must lament (mourn over with expressions of grief) and wail,

I must go barefoot and naked [without outer garments as if robbed];

I must wail like the jackals

And lament [with a loud, mournful cry] like the ostriches.

8Because of this I will lament and wail;

I will walk barefoot and naked.

I will howl like a jackal1:8 Or a serpent or a dragon

and mourn like an ostrich.1:8 Literally like daughters of an ostrich or like daughters of an owl

8I will weep and mourn because Samaria will be destroyed.

I’ll walk around barefoot and naked.

I’ll bark like a wild dog.

I’ll hoot like an owl.