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      • To lament(Heb. "'espəḏāh") means to mourn for someone who was deceased. Micah saw how complete the destruction would be and could only lamentand wail(Heb. "wə'êlîlāh," "to cry out" in deep sorrow).
  1. Micah 1:8-9. Therefore I will wail and howl — I will mourn and lament. I will go stripped and naked — That is, without an upper garment; or with garments rent and torn. This would fitly denote the naked condition to which the ten tribes were to be reduced by their enemies.

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  3. 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.

  4. Jun 21, 2024 · The vivid imagery in Micah 1:8, such as “I will go stripped and naked,” “I will make a wailing like the jackals,” and “And a mourning like the ostriches,” paints a picture of extreme mourning and vulnerability. These phrases symbolize the prophet’s complete identification with the suffering of the people, emphasizing the raw ...

  5. Micah 1:8. Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked, &c.] To his shut, putting off his upper garment; the rough one, such as the prophets used to wear; which he did as the greater sign of his mourning: sometimes, in such cases, they rent their garments; at other times they stripped themselves of them, and walked naked, as ...

  6. Micah 1:8 - 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. on StudyLight.org.

  7. Micah stated that because of this I must lament and wail (v. 8). To lament (Heb. "'espəḏāh") means to mourn for someone who was deceased. Micah saw how complete the destruction would be and could only lament and wail (Heb. "wə'êlîlāh," "to cry out" in deep sorrow).

  8. Moral Incurableness. Micah 1:8, 9. D. Thomas. 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. For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.

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