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Micah 1:8

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8–9This is why I lament and mourn.

This is why I go around in rags and barefoot.

This is why I howl like a pack of coyotes,

and moan like a mournful owl in the night.

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ESVEnglish 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

Therefore, I will mourn and lament.

I will walk around barefoot and naked.

I will howl like a jackal

and moan like an owl.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

On account of this I will lament and wail.

I will go about barefoot and naked.

I will make a lamentation like the jackals,

and a mourning ceremony like the ostriches.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.