Micah 7:1

Micah 7:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
• New International Version (NIV)What misery is mine! I am like one who gathers summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster of grapes to eat, none of the early figs that I crave.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Woe is me! For I have become as when the summer fruit has been gathered, as when the grapes have been gleaned: there is no cluster to eat, no first-ripe fig that my soul desires.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Woe is me! For I am like those who gather summer fruits, Like those who glean vintage grapes; There is no cluster to eat Of the first-ripe fruit which my soul desires.

Context of Micah 7:1

Woe is me! For I am like gatherings of produce in summer, like gleanings of a vineyard. There is no cluster to eat, no first-ripe fig that I crave. 2The pious have perished from the land, there is none upright among mankind. All of them lie in wait for blood. A man hunts his brother with a net. 3Both hands are diligent at doing evil. The official and the judge ask for a bribe. The distinguished man utters a desire of his soul. Thus they weave it together.

Micah 7:1 word by word

אַ֣לְלַי לִ֗י כִּ֤י הָיִ֙יתִי֙ כְּאָסְפֵּי־קַ֔יִץ כְּעֹלְלֹ֖ת בָּצִ֑יר אֵין־אֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל לֶאֱכ֔וֹל בִּכּוּרָ֖ה אִוְּתָ֥ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Woeאַלְלַי'alelay · woe!H480
• is me! for I am as when they have gatheredאֹ֫סֵף'ôseph · gatheringH625
• the summer fruitsקַ֫יִץqayits · summerH7019
• as the grapegleaningsעֹלֵלוֹת‛ôlêlâh · gleaningH5955
• of the vintageבָּצִירbâtsîyr · vintageH1210
• no clusterאֶשְׁכּוֹל'eshkôl 'eshkôl · clusterH811
• to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• desiredאָוָה'âvâh · to desireH183
• the firstripe fruitבַּכֻּרוֹתbikkûrâh · early figH1063

Cross-references for Micah 7:1

• Psalms 120:5Woe to me, for I sojourn in Meshech, for I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
• Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Oy to me! For I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I am dwelling among a people of unclean lips. For my eyes have seen the King, Adonai-Tzva’ot!”
• Isaiah 24:16From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: “Glory to the righteous!” But I say, “I waste away, I waste away! Oy to me! Traitors betray! With treachery traitors betray!”
• Jeremiah 4:31For I heard a cry like one in labor, the anguish of one giving birth to her first child— the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands saying, “Oy , now to me! For my soul faints before murderers.”
• Jeremiah 15:10Oy to me, my mother, that you gave birth to me— a man of strife and conflict to all the land! I did not lend or borrow, yet everyone curses me.
• Jeremiah 45:3‘Oy to me now! For Adonai has added sorrow to my pain. I am worn out with my groaning, and I find no rest.’”
• Isaiah 17:6Only gleanings will remain, as when beating an olive tree— two or three olives at the very top, four or five on a fruitful tree’s branches. It is a declaration of Adonai God of Israel.
• Isaiah 24:13So will it be in the earth and among the nations, as when shaking an olive tree, or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.
• Isaiah 28:4The glorious beauty is a fading flower which is at the head of the fertile valley, like a first-ripe fig before summer— whoever sees it, swallows it up while it is still in his palm.
• Hosea 9:10“Like grapes in the wilderness I found Israel. Like early fruit on a fig tree in its first season I saw your fathers. They came to Baal-peor and devoted themselves to shame. So they became as detestable as the thing they loved.

Commentaries on Micah 7:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Wo is me! - This is a continuation of the preceding discourse. And here the prophet points out the small number of the upright to be found in the land. He himself seemed to be the only person who was on God's side; and he considers himself as a solitary grape, which had escaped the general gathering. The word קץ kayits, which is sometimes used for summer, and summer fruits in general, is here translated late figs; and may here, says Bishop Newcome, be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Woe - ois me! for I am, as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape-gleanings of the vintage “The vineyard of the Lord of hosts,” Isaiah said at the same time, “is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah His pleasant plants” Isaiah 5:7. Isaiah said, brought forth wild grapes; Micah, that there are but gleanings, few and poor. It is as though Satan pressed the vineyard of the Lord, and made the most his prey, and few were left to those who…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The general prevalence of wickedness. (1-7) Reliance on God, and triumph over enemies. (8-13) Promises and encouragements for Israel. (14-20) Verses 1-7 The prophet bemoans himself that he lived among a people ripening apace for ruin, in which many good persons would suffer. Men had no comfort, no satisfaction in their own families or in their nearest relations. Contempt and violation of domestic duties are a sad symptom of universal corruption. Those are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard: After the second crop of figs and fruit in August to September (toward the end of summer), no more fruit was produced for several months (see Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 48:32). No one could satisfy Micah’s hunger for righteousness (Micah 7:2–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. I am as when, &c.--It is the same with me as with one seeking fruits after the harvest, grapes after the vintage. "There is not a cluster" to be found: no "first-ripe fruit" (or "early fig"; see on Is 28:4) which "my soul desireth" [Maurer]. So I look in vain for any good men left (Mi 7:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 7:1

• Despondency
• Gleaning
• Summer
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Fig
• Grape
• Light
• Mouth
• Net
• Appetite
• Cluster
• Fig, Fig-Tree
• Micah (2)
• Vine

Commentaries on Micah 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings