KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
This is why I'm going to cry out and scream in pain. I'll strip down to nothing and walk around bare. I'll wail like wild beasts and mourn like owls in the night.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the pain is so deep that you can't hide it — you just have to let it all out.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Micah was written by the prophet Micah to the people of Judah and Israel in the late 8th century BCE. It was written to denounce social injustice, idolatry, and corruption within both nations, warning of impending judgment from the Assyrian Empire.
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