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
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