Micah 7

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 7

1 Woe to me! For I am like the gatherings of summer fruit, like the gleanings of the vintage. There is no cluster to eat; my soul craves the early fig.

2 The godly one has perished from the earth, and the upright one is not among mankind. All of them lie in wait for blood; each man hunts his brother with a net.

3 Both palms are on evil, to do it well. The ruler is asking for a bribe, also the judge. And the great man speaks the lust of his soul; he acts, and they weave it together.

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Chapter Summary

God's people put no confidence in man, but in Jehovah. So they triumph over her enemies.

Key Hebrew Words

נַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ possession H5159 · TWOT 1342a
עָפָר֙ dry earth H6083 · TWOT 1664a
זַ֤עַף storming H2197 · TWOT 569a
מָצוֹר֙ besieged places H4693 · TWOT 1235
מִצְרָ֑יִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235

People & Context

The Prophet Laments the Lack of Godly Men

The prophet wails that he is like summer gleanings with no fruit to eat, because the godly and upright have perished from the earth and men hunt each …

Corruption of Rulers and Judges Described

The rulers and judges ask for bribes, great men speak the lust of their souls, and they weave their evil together skillfully.

The Day of Visitation and Confusion Declared

The upright are compared to a hedge of thorns, and the prophet announces that the day of their visitation and confusion is coming.

Timeline

The Prophet Laments the Lack of Godly Men

The prophet wails that he is like summer gleanings with no fruit to eat, because the godly and upright have perished from the earth and men hunt each other for blood.

Micah 7:1-2
Corruption of Rulers and Judges Described

The rulers and judges ask for bribes, great men speak the lust of their souls, and they weave their evil together skillfully.

Micah 7:3
The Day of Visitation and Confusion Declared

The upright are compared to a hedge of thorns, and the prophet announces that the day of their visitation and confusion is coming.

Micah 7:4

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