Verse 8
Micah 1:8
World English Bible, British Edition
8
For this I will lament and wail.
I will go stripped and naked.
I will howl like the jackals
and mourn like the ostriches.
Original Language Text
hebrew
עַל זֹאת֙ אֶסְפְּדָ֣ה וְ/אֵילִ֔ילָה אֵילְכָ֥ה שילל שׁוֹלָ֖ל וְ/עָר֑וֹם אֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה מִסְפֵּד֙ כַּ/תַּנִּ֔ים וְ/אֵ֖בֶל כִּ/בְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה
English Translation
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.
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