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Selected Verse: Micah 7:1 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
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| Mic 7:1 |
Strong Concordance |
Woe [0480] is me! for I am as when they have gathered [0625] the summer fruits [07019], as the grapegleanings [05955] of the vintage [01210]: there is no cluster [0811] to eat [0398]: my soul [05315] desired [0183] the firstripe fruit [01063]. |
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King James |
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. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE CORRUPTION; THE CHOSEN REMNANT, DRIVEN FROM EVERY HUMAN CONFIDENCE, TURNS TO GOD; TRIUMPHS BY FAITH OVER HER ENEMIES; IS COMFORTED BY GOD'S PROMISES IN ANSWER TO PRAYER, AND BY THE CONFUSION OF HER ENEMIES, AND SO BREAKS FORTH INTO PRAISES OF GOD'S CHARACTER. (Mic. 7:1-20)
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 Isa 28:4) which "my soul desireth" [MAURER]. So I look in vain for any good men left (Mic 7:2). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Woe - o is 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" Isa 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 glean for Christ; "the foxes have eaten the grapes" Sol 2:15. Some few remain too high out of their reach, or hidden behind the leaves, or, it may be , falling in the time of gathering, fouled, sullied, marred and stained, yet left." So in the gleaning there may be three sorts of souls; "two or three in the top of the uppermost bough" Isa 17:6, which were not touched; or those unripe, which are but imperfect and poor; or those who had fallen, yet were not wholly carried away. These too are all sought with difficulty; they had escaped the gatherer's eye, they are few and rare; it might seem at first sight, us though there were none. There is no cluster to eat; for the vintage is past, the best is but as a sour grape which sets the teeth on edge.
My soul desired the first-ripe fig. These are they which, having survived the sharpness of winter, ripen early, about the end of June; they are the sweetest ; but he longed for them in vain. He addressed a carnal people, who could understand only carnal things, on the side which they could understand. Our longings, though we pervert them, are God's gift. As they desired those things which refresh or recruit the thirsty body, as their whole self was gathered into the craving for that which was to restore them, so was it with him. Such is the longing of God for man's conversion and salvation; such is the thirst of His ministers; such their pains in seeking, their sorrow in not finding. Dionysius: "There were none, through whose goodness the soul of the prophet might spiritually be refreshed, in joy at his growth in grace, as Paul saith to Philemon, "refresh my bowels in the Lord" Plm 1:20. So our Lord saith in Isaiah, "I said, I have labored in vain, I hate spent my strength for nought and in vain" Isa 49:4. "Jesus was grieved at the hardness of their hearts" Mar 3:5.
Rib.: "The first-ripe fig may be the image of the righteous of old, as the Patriarchs or the Fathers, such as in the later days we fain would see." |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| That the prophet is speaking in Mic 7:1 ff. not in his own name, but in the name of the church, which confesses and bemoans its rebellion against the Lord, is indisputably evident from Mic 7:7 ff., where, as all the expositors admit, the church speaks of itself in the first person, and that not "the existing corrupt Israelitish church," as Caspari supposes, but the penitential, believing church of the future, which discerns in the judgment the chastising hand of its God, and expresses the hope that the Lord will conduct its conflict with its foe, etc. The contents of Mic 7:1-6, also, do not point to the prophet in distinction from the congregation, but may be understood throughout as the confession of sin on the part of the latter. Mic 7:1. "Woe to me! for I have become like a gathering of fruit, like a gleaning of the vintage: Not a grape to eat! an early fig, which my soul desired." אללי, which only occurs again in Job 10:15, differs from הוי, and is "vox dolentis, gementis, et ululantis magis quam minantis" (March); and כּי is not "that," but "for," giving the reason for אללי. The meaning of הייתי כאס is not, "it has happened to me as it generally happens to those who still seek for early figs at the fruit gathering, or for bunches of grapes at the gleaning of the vintage" (Caspari and others); for כּאספי קיץ does not mean as at the fruit-gathering, but like the fruit-gathering. The nation or the church resembles the fruit-gathering and gleaning of the vineyard, namely, in this fact, that the fruit-gathering yields not more early figs, and the gleaning of the vintage yields no more grapes to eat; that is to say, its condition resembles that of an orchard in the time of the fruit-gathering, when you may find fruit enough indeed, but not a single early fig, since the early figs ripen as early as June, whereas the fruit-gathering does not take place till August (see at Isa 28:4). The second simile is a still simpler one, and is very easily explained. אספי is not a participle, but a noun - אסף the gathering (Isa 32:10); and the plural is probably used simply because of עוללת, the gleaning, and not with any allusion to the fact that the gleaning lasts several days, as Hitzig supposes, but because what is stated applies to all gatherings of fruit. קיץ, fruit; see at Amo 8:1. אוּתה is to be taken in a relative sense, and the force of אין still extends to בּכּוּרה (compare Gen 30:33). The figure is explained in Mic 7:2 ff. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Woe is me - The land is brought in complaining, that whereas it was once well stored, now it hath few good in it. As the grape - gleanings - In Israel and Judah, which in bringing forth good men, should have been a fruitful vine full of clusters: just, compassionate and humble men, are as grapes after the vintage is gathered. Desired - But in vain. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Wo 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 opposed to the early ripe fig of superior quality. See on Hos 9:10 (note), and Amo 8:1 (note), Amo 8:2 (note). He desired to see the first-ripe fruit - distinguished and eminent piety; but he found nothing but a very imperfect or spurious kind of godliness. |
2 The good [02623] man is perished [06] out of the earth [0776]: and there is none upright [03477] among men [0120]: they all lie in wait [0693] for blood [01818]; they hunt [06679] every man [0376] his brother [0251] with a net [02764].
4 And the glorious [06643] beauty [08597], which is on the head [07218] of the fat [08081] valley [01516], shall be a fading [05034] flower [06733], and as the hasty fruit [01061] before the summer [07019]; which when he that looketh [07200] upon it seeth [07200], while it is yet in his hand [03709] he eateth it up [01104].
5 And [2532] when he had looked round about [4017] on them [846] with [3326] anger [3709], being grieved [4818] for [1909] the hardness [4457] of their [846] hearts [2588], he saith [3004] unto the man [444], Stretch forth [1614] thine [4675] hand [5495]. And [2532] he stretched it out [1614]: and [2532] his [846] hand [5495] was restored [600] whole [5199] as [5613] the other [243].
4 Then I said [0559], I have laboured [03021] in vain [07385], I have spent [03615] my strength [03581] for nought [08414], and in vain [01892]: yet surely [0403] my judgment [04941] is with the LORD [03068], and my work [06468] with my God [0430].
20 Yea [3483], brother [80], let [3685] me [1473] have joy [3685] of thee [4675] in [1722] the Lord [2962]: refresh [373] my [3450] bowels [4698] in [1722] the Lord [2962].
6 Yet gleaning grapes [05955] shall be left [07604] in it, as the shaking [05363] of an olive tree [02132], two [08147] or three [07969] berries [01620] in the top [07218] of the uppermost bough [0534], four [0702] or five [02568] in the outmost fruitful [06509] branches [05585] thereof, saith [05002] the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478].
15 Take [0270] us the foxes [07776], the little [06996] foxes [07776], that spoil [02254] the vines [03754]: for our vines [03754] have tender grapes [05563].
7 For the vineyard [03754] of the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635] is the house [01004] of Israel [03478], and the men [0376] of Judah [03063] his pleasant [08191] plant [05194]: and he looked [06960] for judgment [04941], but behold oppression [04939]; for righteousness [06666], but behold a cry [06818].
2 The good [02623] man is perished [06] out of the earth [0776]: and there is none upright [03477] among men [0120]: they all lie in wait [0693] for blood [01818]; they hunt [06679] every man [0376] his brother [0251] with a net [02764].
33 So shall my righteousness [06666] answer [06030] for me in time [03117] to come [04279], when it shall come [0935] for my hire [07939] before thy face [06440]: every one [03605] that is not speckled [05348] and spotted [02921] among the goats [05795], and brown [02345] among the sheep [03775], that shall be counted stolen [01589] with me.
1 Thus hath the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] shewed [07200] unto me: and behold a basket [03619] of summer fruit [07019].
10 Many days [03117] and years [08141] shall ye be troubled [07264], ye careless women [0982]: for the vintage [01210] shall fail [03615], the gathering [0625] shall not come [0935].
4 And the glorious [06643] beauty [08597], which is on the head [07218] of the fat [08081] valley [01516], shall be a fading [05034] flower [06733], and as the hasty fruit [01061] before the summer [07019]; which when he that looketh [07200] upon it seeth [07200], while it is yet in his hand [03709] he eateth it up [01104].
15 If I be wicked [07561], woe [0480] unto me; and if I be righteous [06663], yet will I not lift up [05375] my head [07218]. I am full [07649] of confusion [07036]; therefore see [07202] [07200] thou mine affliction [06040];
1 Woe [0480] is me! for I am as when they have gathered [0625] the summer fruits [07019], as the grapegleanings [05955] of the vintage [01210]: there is no cluster [0811] to eat [0398]: my soul [05315] desired [0183] the firstripe fruit [01063].
1 Woe [0480] is me! for I am as when they have gathered [0625] the summer fruits [07019], as the grapegleanings [05955] of the vintage [01210]: there is no cluster [0811] to eat [0398]: my soul [05315] desired [0183] the firstripe fruit [01063].
2 The good [02623] man is perished [06] out of the earth [0776]: and there is none upright [03477] among men [0120]: they all lie in wait [0693] for blood [01818]; they hunt [06679] every man [0376] his brother [0251] with a net [02764].
3 That they may do evil [07451] with both hands [03709] earnestly [03190], the prince [08269] asketh [07592], and the judge [08199] asketh for a reward [07966]; and the great [01419] man, he uttereth [01696] his mischievous [01942] desire [05315]: so they wrap it up [05686].
4 The best [02896] of them is as a brier [02312]: the most upright [03477] is sharper than a thorn hedge [04534]: the day [03117] of thy watchmen [06822] and thy visitation [06486] cometh [0935]; now shall be their perplexity [03998].
5 Trust [0539] ye not in a friend [07453], put ye not confidence [0982] in a guide [0441]: keep [08104] the doors [06607] of thy mouth [06310] from her that lieth [07901] in thy bosom [02436].
6 For the son [01121] dishonoureth [05034] the father [01], the daughter [01323] riseth up [06965] against her mother [0517], the daughter in law [03618] against her mother in law [02545]; a man's [0376] enemies [0341] are the men [0582] of his own house [01004].
7 Therefore I will look [06822] unto the LORD [03068]; I will wait [03176] for the God [0430] of my salvation [03468]: my God [0430] will hear [08085] me.
1 Woe [0480] is me! for I am as when they have gathered [0625] the summer fruits [07019], as the grapegleanings [05955] of the vintage [01210]: there is no cluster [0811] to eat [0398]: my soul [05315] desired [0183] the firstripe fruit [01063].
2 And he said [0559], Amos [05986], what seest [07200] thou? And I said [0559], A basket [03619] of summer fruit [07019]. Then said [0559] the LORD [03068] unto me, The end [07093] is come [0935] upon my people [05971] of Israel [03478]; I will not again [03254] pass [05674] by them any more.
1 Thus hath the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] shewed [07200] unto me: and behold a basket [03619] of summer fruit [07019].
10 I found [04672] Israel [03478] like grapes [06025] in the wilderness [04057]; I saw [07200] your fathers [01] as the firstripe [01063] in the fig tree [08384] at her first time [07225]: but they went [0935] to Baalpeor [01187], and separated [05144] themselves unto that shame [01322]; and their abominations [08251] were according as they loved [0157].