Micah 1:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Micah 1:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Micah 1:8 is a verse from the book of Micah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Micah 1:8 — KJV
“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. owls: Heb. daughters of the owl”
— Micah 1:8 (KJV)
Micah 1:8 in Context — About the Book of Micah
Micah alternates judgment and hope with a prophet's precision — predicting both Jerusalem's fall and Bethlehem as Messiah's birthplace seven centuries early. His summary of true religion is unmatched: act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God.
Cross-References for Micah 1:8
“Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts. discover: Heb. make naked”
Shares key themes with Micah 1:8: therefore, naked, make
“And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl”
Shares key themes with Micah 1:8: dragons, owls, heb
“The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl”
Shares key themes with Micah 1:8: dragons, owls, heb
“Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. creepeth: or, moveth”
Shares key themes with Micah 1:8: therefore, make, owls
“And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? lay: Heb. fell”
Shares key themes with Micah 1:8: stripped, naked, like
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