Micah 1:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 1:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
זֹאת֙
zôʼth
H2063
this
אֶסְפְּדָ֣ה
çâphad
H5594
to wail
וְאֵילִ֔ילָה
yâlal
H3213
to howl
אֵילְכָ֥ה
yâlak
H3212
to walk
שילל
shôwlâl
H7758
barefoot
שׁוֹלָ֖ל
shôwlâl
H7758
barefoot
וְעָר֑וֹם
ʻârôwm
H6174
naked
אֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
מִסְפֵּד֙
miçpêd
H4553
wailing
כַּתַּנִּ֔ים
tannîyn
H8577
serpent
וְאֵ֖בֶל
ʼêbel
H60
mourning
כִּבְנ֥וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
יַעֲנָֽה
yaʻănâh
H3284
owl
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World English Bible Public Domain
For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will howl like the jackals, And moan like the daughters of owls.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
On account of this I shall lament and wail; I shall go barefoot and naked. I shall make a lamentation like the jackals and mourning like the daughters of an owl.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).