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.
Micah 1:8
Micah 1:8 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
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.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
8Because of this I will lament and wail;
I will walk barefoot and naked.
I will howl like a jackal
and mourn like an ostrich.
American Standard Version (ASV)
8For this will I lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals, and a lamentation like the ostriches.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
8Therefore I will mourne and howle: I wil goe without clothes, and naked: I will make lamentation like the dragons, and mourning as the ostriches.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
8For this I will lament and wail.
I will go stripped and naked.
I will howl like the jackals
and mourn like the ostriches.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
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.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
8Because of this trouble, I will cry aloud and I will weep.
I will walk about without shoes or clothes.
I will cry aloud like a wild dog.
I will scream like an owl.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
8For this I lament and howl, || I go spoiled and naked, || I make a lamentation like dragons, || And a mourning like daughters of an ostrich.