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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. <a href="/nlt/micah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> How miserable I am! I feel like the fruit picker after the harvest who can find nothing to eat. Not a cluster of grapes or a single early fig can be found to satisfy my hunger. <a href="/esv/micah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/micah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/micah/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/micah/7.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/micah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Woe to me! For I am Like harvests of summer fruit, like gleanings of grapes. There is not a cluster of grapes left to eat, Nor an early fig, which I crave. <a href="/nasb/micah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> Woe is me! For I am Like the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, Or a first-ripe fig which I crave. <a href="/nasb77/micah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Woe is me! For I am Like the fruit pickers and the grape gatherers. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, Or a first-ripe fig which I crave. <a href="/lsb/micah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Woe is me! For I am Like the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, Or a first-ripe fig which my soul desires. <a href="/amp/micah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Woe is me (judgment is coming)! For I am Like one who gathers the summer fruits, like one who gleans the vintage grapes. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, No first-ripe fig which my appetite craves. <a href="/csb/micah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> How sad for me! For I am like one who — when the summer fruit has been gathered after the gleaning of the grape harvest — finds no grape cluster to eat, no early fig, which I crave. <a href="/hcsb/micah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> How sad for me! For I am like one who— when the summer fruit has been gathered after the gleaning of the grape harvest— finds no grape cluster to eat, no early fig, which I crave. <a href="/asv/micah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/micah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I feel so empty inside--like someone starving for grapes or figs, after the vines and trees have all been picked clean. <a href="/erv/micah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 firstripe fig. <a href="/gwt/micah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Poor me! I am like those gathering summer fruit, like those picking grapes. But there aren't any grapes to eat or any ripened figs that I crave. <a href="/gnt/micah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> It's hopeless! I am like a hungry person who finds no fruit left on the trees and no grapes on the vines. All the grapes and all the tasty figs have been picked. <a href="/isv/micah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Poor me! I feel like those who harvest summer fruit, or like those who pick grapes— there are no clusters to eat or any fresh fruit that I want. <a href="/net/micah/7.htm">NET Bible</a> I am depressed! Indeed, it is as if the summer fruit has been gathered, and the grapes have been harvested. There is no grape cluster to eat, no fresh figs that I crave so much. <a href="/nheb/micah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/micah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 desired the first ripe fruit.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/micah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/web/micah/7.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/micah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> My woe [is] to me, "" For I have been as gatherings of summer-fruit, "" As gleanings of harvest, "" There is no cluster to eat, "" The first-ripe fruit has my soul desired. <a href="/ylt/micah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> My woe is to me, for I have been As gatherings of summer-fruit, As gleanings of harvest, There is no cluster to eat, The first-ripe fruit desired hath my soul. <a href="/slt/micah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Wo to me! for I was as the gatherings of the fruit harvest, as the gleanings of the vintage, no cluster to eat: my soul desired the first ripe fig.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/micah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Woe is me, for I am become as one that gleaneth in autumn the grapes of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat, my soul desired the firstripe figs. <a href="/cpdv/micah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Woe to me, for I have become just like one who gleans the clusters of the vintage in autumn. There is no cluster of grapes to consume; my soul desired figs out of season. <a href="/nabre/micah/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Woe is me! I am like the one who gathers summer fruit, when the vines have been gleaned; There is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave. <a href="/nrsvce/micah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Woe is me! For I have become like one who, after the summer fruit has been gathered, after the vintage has been gleaned, finds no cluster to eat; there is no first-ripe fig for which I hunger.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/micah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> WOE is me! for I have become as when they have gathered the summer fruit, as the grape gleanings of the vintage; there is no cluster to eat; my soul craves the first ripe fruit. <a href="/hpbt/micah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Woe to me, for I have been as the gathering of summer and like gleanings of the vintage! There is no cluster to eat and my soul has craved the first fruit!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/micah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Woe is me! for I am as the last of the summer fruits, As the grape gleanings of the vintage; There is no cluster to eat; Nor first-ripe fig which my soul desireth. <a href="/sep/micah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Alas for me! for I am become as one gathering straw in harvest, and as one gathering grape-gleanings in the vintage, when there is no cluster for me to eat the first-ripe fruit: alas my soul! <a href="/parallel/micah/7-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=1058" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/micah/7.htm">Israel's Great Misery</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/480.htm" title="480: ’al·lay (Interjection) -- Alas! woe! By reduplication from 'alah; alas!">Woe is</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me!</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/625.htm" title="625: kə·’ā·sə·pê- (Prep-k:: N-mpc) -- A gathering. From 'acaph; a collection.">like one gathering</a> <a href="/hebrew/7019.htm" title="7019: qa·yiṣ (N-ms) -- To awake. From quwts; harvest, whether the product or the season.">summer fruit</a> <a href="/hebrew/5955.htm" title="5955: kə·‘ō·lə·lōṯ (Prep-k:: N-fpc) -- A gleaning. Feminine active participle of alal; only in plural gleanings; by extens. Gleaning-time.">at the gleaning</a> <a href="/hebrew/1210.htm" title="1210: bā·ṣîr (N-ms) -- A vintage. From batsar; clipped, i.e. The grape crop.">of the vineyard;</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/811.htm" title="811: ’eš·kō·wl (N-ms) -- A cluster. Or meshkol; probably prolonged from 'eshek; a bunch of grapes or other fruit.">cluster</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">to eat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1063.htm" title="1063: bik·kū·rāh (N-fs) -- The first ripe fig, early fig. Feminine of bikkuwr; the early fig.">no early fig</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">that I</a> <a href="/hebrew/183.htm" title="183: ’iw·wə·ṯāh (V-Piel-Perf-3fs) -- To incline, desire. A primitive root; to wish for.">crave.</a> 2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a> I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ... <a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">Jeremiah 8:13</a> I will take away their harvest, declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the tree, and even the leaf will wither. Whatever I have given them will be lost to them.” <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a> I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved. <a href="/isaiah/17-6.htm">Isaiah 17:6</a> Yet gleanings will remain, like an olive tree that has been beaten—two or three berries atop the tree, four or five on its fruitful branches,” declares the LORD, the God of Israel. <a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Jeremiah 5:24-25</a> They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’ / Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty. <a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Hosea 10:1</a> Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars. <a href="/matthew/21-18.htm">Matthew 21:18-19</a> In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry. / Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered. <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a> Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ... <a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">Isaiah 24:13</a> So will it be on the earth and among the nations, like a harvested olive tree, like a gleaning after a grape harvest. <a href="/jeremiah/6-9.htm">Jeremiah 6:9</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches.” <a href="/joel/1-5.htm">Joel 1:5-7</a> Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth. / For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness. / It has laid waste My grapevine and splintered My fig tree. It has stripped off the bark and thrown it away; the branches have turned white. <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Habakkuk 3:17</a> Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, <a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-6</a> “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ... <a href="/mark/11-12.htm">Mark 11:12-14</a> The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry. / Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs. / Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement. <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Amos 8:1-2</a> This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit. / “Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 desired the first ripe fruit.woe.<a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Psalm 120:5</a> Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!<a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5</a> Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.<a href="/isaiah/24-16.htm">Isaiah 24:16</a> From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.<a href="/isaiah/17-6.htm">Isaiah 17:6</a> Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.<a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">Isaiah 24:13</a> When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.desired.<a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm">Isaiah 28:4</a> And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.<a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a> I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; 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This expression of lamentation is a common prophetic cry, indicating deep distress and sorrow. It reflects the prophet Micah's grief over the moral and spiritual decay of Israel. Similar expressions are found in <a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/4-31.htm">Jeremiah 4:31</a>, where prophets express anguish over the state of the people and impending judgment.For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; The imagery of gathering summer fruit and gleaning a vineyard suggests a time of harvest, which should be a period of abundance and joy. However, Micah finds himself in a situation where the expected bounty is absent. This metaphor highlights the spiritual barrenness of Israel, where righteousness and justice are lacking. The practice of gleaning, as described in <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a>, was meant to provide for the poor, but here it underscores the absence of spiritual fruit.there is no cluster to eat, The absence of a cluster of grapes signifies the lack of righteous people in the land. In biblical symbolism, grapes often represent prosperity and blessing (<a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Genesis 49:11-12</a>). The lack of a cluster indicates a failure to produce the fruits of righteousness, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>, where Israel is compared to a vineyard that yields wild grapes instead of good fruit.no early fig that I crave. Early figs were considered a delicacy and a sign of the first fruits of the harvest (<a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a>). The craving for early figs represents a longing for the first signs of repentance and righteousness among the people. The absence of these figs indicates a spiritual drought, similar to the barren fig tree cursed by Jesus in <a href="/mark/11-12.htm">Mark 11:12-14</a>, symbolizing unfruitfulness and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a> A prophet in the 8th century BC, Micah is the author of the book. He prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. His messages often focused on social justice and the coming judgment due to the people's sins. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, where Micah directed much of his prophecy. During Micah's time, Judah was experiencing moral and spiritual decline. 3. <a href="/topical/s/summer_fruit_and_vineyard.htm">Summer Fruit and Vineyard</a> These are metaphors used by Micah to describe the spiritual barrenness and moral decay of the people. The imagery of fruit and vineyards is often used in the Bible to symbolize abundance and blessing, which are notably absent here. 4. <a href="/topical/e/early_fig.htm">Early Fig</a> Represents the first fruits of the harvest, which were considered a delicacy and a sign of God's provision. The absence of the early fig symbolizes a lack of spiritual nourishment and blessing. 5. <a href="/topical/g/gleaning.htm">Gleaning</a> The act of collecting leftover crops after the harvest. In the context of <a href="/micah/7.htm">Micah 7:1</a>, it signifies scarcity and the absence of righteousness among the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_barrenness.htm">Spiritual Barrenness</a> Just as Micah lamented the lack of spiritual fruit in his time, we must examine our own lives for signs of spiritual barrenness. Are we producing the fruits of the Spirit, or are we spiritually dry? <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteousness.htm">The Importance of Righteousness</a> Micah's lament highlights the absence of righteousness among the people. As Christians, we are called to live righteously and justly, reflecting God's character in our actions. <a href="/topical/g/god's_expectation_of_fruitfulness.htm">God's Expectation of Fruitfulness</a> God desires that His people bear fruit in keeping with repentance. We should strive to cultivate a life that is pleasing to God, marked by love, joy, peace, and other fruits of the Spirit. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> Like the gleaners searching for fruit, we should regularly examine our hearts and lives to ensure we are living in accordance with God's will. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_restoration.htm">Hope in God's Restoration</a> While Micah laments the current state, the book also points to future restoration. We can find hope in God's promise to restore and renew us when we turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 7</a> <a href="/q/why_stress_about_tomorrow_now.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a> <a href="/q/why_little_evidence_of_divine_intervention.htm">Micah 7:7 promises God will answer prayer—why is there little empirical evidence for divine intervention? </a> <a href="/q/why_curse_a_fig_tree_out_of_season.htm">Why does Jesus curse a fig tree for not bearing fruit out of season (Mark 11:12-14)? Isn’t that irrational behavior for God?</a> <a href="/q/is_isaiah_17_6's_'few_olives'_metaphorical.htm">Does Isaiah 17:6, which mentions only “a few olives,” reflect an exaggerated or metaphorical claim about desolation that conflicts with known agricultural practices of the region? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>VII.(1) Woe is me!--Micah gives here a fearful picture of the demoralised state of society in Judah which had called down the vengeance of God. As the early fig gathered in June is eagerly sought for by the traveller, so the prophet sought anxiously for a good man; but his experience was that of the Psalmist: "The godly man ceaseth; the faithful fail from among the children of men."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 1-6. § 5. Israel's penitential acknowledgment of the general corruption. Verse 1. - Woe is me! (<a href="/job/10-15.htm">Job 10:15</a>). Micah threatens no more; he represents repentant Israel confessing its corruption and lamenting the necessity of punishment. I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits; literally, I am as the gatherings of the fruit harvest. The point of comparison is only to be inferred from the context. At the fruit. harvest no early figs are to be found, and (in the next clause) after the vintage no more grapes; so in Israel there is none righteous left. The Septuagint gives a plainer exposition, Ἐγενήθην ὡς συνάγων καλάμην ἐν ἀμητῷ, "I became as one that gathereth straw in harvest;" so the Vulgate, Factus sum sicut qui collegit in autumno racemos vindimiae, joining the two clauses together. My soul desired the first ripe fruit; better, nor early fig which my soul desired. The holiness and grace of more primitive times are wholly absent from this later period (see <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a>, where a similar figure is used; compare also Christ's dealing with the barren fig tree, <a href="/matthew/21-18.htm">Matthew 21:18</a>, etc.). The first ripe figs were proverbially sweet and good (see <a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm">Isaiah 28:4</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Jeremiah 24:2</a>; and Hosea, loc cit.). <a href="/commentaries/micah/7-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Woe is אַ֣לְלַי (’al·lay) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_480.htm">Strong's 480: </a> Alas! woe! me! לִ֗י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> For כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I am הָיִ֙יתִי֙ (hā·yî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be like one gathering כְּאָסְפֵּי־ (kə·’ā·sə·pê-) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_625.htm">Strong's 625: </a> A collection summer fruit קַ֔יִץ (qa·yiṣ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7019.htm">Strong's 7019: </a> To awake at the gleaning כְּעֹלְלֹ֖ת (kə·‘ō·lə·lōṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5955.htm">Strong's 5955: </a> Gleanings, gleaning-time of the vineyard; בָּצִ֑יר (bā·ṣîr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1210.htm">Strong's 1210: </a> Clipped, the grape crop there [is no] אֵין־ (’ên-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle cluster אֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל (’eš·kō·wl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_811.htm">Strong's 811: </a> A bunch of grapes, other fruit to eat, לֶאֱכ֔וֹל (le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat no early fig בִּכּוּרָ֖ה (bik·kū·rāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> The first ripe fig, early fig that I נַפְשִֽׁי׃ (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion crave. אִוְּתָ֥ה (’iw·wə·ṯāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_183.htm">Strong's 183: </a> To incline, desire <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 7:1 Misery is mine! 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