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Micah 7:1 Meaning

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.

Context Explained

1Woe 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.

2The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

3That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

Key Themes

lamentdespairfruitfulness

Related Cross References

  • Isaiah 24:13

    Both verses express a sense of loss and desolation in the land.

  • Lamentations 3:1-2

    The theme of lament and sorrow for the state of the people is present.

  • Matthew 9:36

    Jesus expresses compassion for the lost, similar to Micah's lament.

Source: Micah 7:1