Mic 1:8 | JFB | STEP | 8. Therefore I will wail-- The prophet first shows how the coming judgment affects himself, in order that he might affect the minds of his countrymen similarly. stripped-- that is, of shoes, or sandals, as the Septuagint translates. Otherwise "naked" would be a tautology. naked-- "Naked" means divested of the upper garment ( ). "Naked and barefoot," the sign of mourning ( ). The prophet's upper garment was usually rough and coarse-haired ( ; ). like the dragons-- so Jerome. Rather, "the wild dogs," jackals or wolves, which wail like an infant when in distress or alone [Maurer]. (See on ). owls-- rather, "ostriches," which give a shrill and long-drawn, sigh-like cry, especially at night.

‏ Micah 1:8

8. Therefore I will wail--The prophet first shows how the coming judgment affects himself, in order that he might affect the minds of his countrymen similarly.

stripped--that is, of shoes, or sandals, as the Septuagint translates. Otherwise "naked" would be a tautology.

naked--"Naked" means divested of the upper garment (Is 20:2). "Naked and barefoot," the sign of mourning (2Sa 15:30). The prophet's upper garment was usually rough and coarse-haired (2Ki 1:8; Zec 13:4).

like the dragons--so Jerome. Rather, "the wild dogs," jackals or wolves, which wail like an infant when in distress or alone [Maurer]. (See on Job 30:29).

owls--rather, "ostriches," which give a shrill and long-drawn, sigh-like cry, especially at night.