Micah 7:1

Misery is mine! Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard: There is no cluster of grapes to eat. My soul desires to eat the early fig.

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WEBBE

Misery is mine! Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard. There is no cluster of grapes to eat. My soul desires to eat the early fig.

BSB

Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave.

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.

ASV

Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat; my soul desireth the first-ripe fig.

BBE

Sorrow is mine! for I am as when they have got in the summer fruits, like the last of the grapes: there is nothing for food, not even an early fig for my desire.

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אַלְלַי 'a·lai woe H480 לִי li to me H9030 כִּי ki for H3588 הָיִיתִי ha·yi·ti I have become H1961 כְּאָסְפֵּי־ ke·'a·se·pei- like gathering(s) of H625 קַיִץ ka·yitz summer fruit H7019 כְּעֹלְלֹת ke·'o·le·lot like gleanings of H5955 בָּצִיר ba·tzir [the] grape harvest H1210 אֵין־ 'ein- there not H369 אֶשְׁכּוֹל 'esh·kol [is] a cluster of grapes H811 לֶאֱכוֹל le·'e·khol to eat H398 בִּכּוּרָה bi·ku·rah early fig[s] H1063 אִוְּתָה 'i·ve·tah it craves H183 נַפְשִׁי naf·shi appetite my H5315

Commentary

Matthew Henry · 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 never likely to come to good who are undutiful to their parents. The prophet saw no safety or comfort but in looking to the Lord, and waiting on God his salvation. When under trials, we should look continually to our Divine Redeemer, that we may have strength and grace to trust in him, and to be examples to those around us.

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Zeal, Religious Despondency Summer Gleaning

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.