Micah 1:8 — Compare Translations

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Therefore I [Micah] will lament and wail; I will go stripped and [virtually] naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals and a lamentation like the ostriches.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Therefore I [Micah] will lament and wail; I will go stripped and [virtually] naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals and a lamentation like the ostriches.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like the jackals and mourn like ostriches.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For this will I lament, and I will howl; I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches.

English EASY 2024

Because 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.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I will be very sad about what will happen. I will go without sandals and clothes. I will cry like a dog. I will mourn like a bird.

For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will make lamentation like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Then Micah said, “Because of this I will mourn and lament. To show my sorrow, I will walk around barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and wail like an ostrich.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I will mourn and cry because of this. I will walk around barefoot and naked. I will cry like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like the jackals and mourn like ostriches.

English KJV 1611

Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.

English LSB

Because 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.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Because of this I will lament and wail, I will go about barefoot and naked; I will howl like the jackals and moan like owlets.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Because 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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For this reason I lament and wail, I go barefoot and naked; I utter lamentation like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For this reason I will mourn and wail; I will walk around barefoot and without my outer garments. I will howl like a wild dog, and screech like an owl.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I will sob and cry because Samaria will be destroyed. I'll walk around barefoot. I won't have anything on but my underwear. I'll bark like a wild dog. I'll hoot like an owl.

English NIV

Because 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.

English NKJ 1982

Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked; I will make a wailing like the jackals And a mourning like the ostriches,

English NLT

Because of all this, I will mourn and lament. I will walk around naked and barefoot in sorrow and shame. I will howl like a jackal and wail like an ostrich.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For this I will lament and wail; I will go barefoot and naked; I will make lamentation like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

I will mourn and wail because of this. I will walk around barefoot and bare to show my sorrow. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an owl.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will make lamentation like the jackals, and mourning like the ostriches.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

I will wail and lament, howling as a jackal, mournful as an ostrich crying across the desert sands at night. I will walk naked and barefoot in sorrow and shame;

English Tyndale 1537

Wherefore I will mourn and make lamentation, bare and naked will I go: I must mourn like the dragons, and take sorrow as the ostriches: