עַל־זֹאת֙ אֶסְפְּדָ֣ה וְאֵילִ֔ילָה אֵילְכָ֥ה (שילל) [שׁוֹלָ֖ל] וְעָר֑וֹם אֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה מִסְפֵּד֙ כַּתַּנִּ֔ים וְאֵ֖בֶל כִּבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃
Because of this I will lament and wail;
I will go stripped and naked!
I will lament as sadly as the jackals,
As mournfully as the ostriches.
I will go stripped and naked!
I will lament as sadly as the jackals,
As mournfully as the ostriches.
Discussion Questions:
- How important is identification when telling someone they don't want to hear?
- What does identification mean?
- How do you open yourself to messages you don't want to hear?
- Is there metaphorical significance to the particular acts of identification that might make Micah's message more persuasive? For example, nakedness as vulnerability, torn hair as desperation, etc.?