Micah 7:1 (DRB)

Passage

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 first ripe figs.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:1 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 first ripe figs.

Micah 7:2 The holy man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, every one hunteth his brother to death.

Micah 7:3 The evil of their hands they call good: the prince requireth, and the judge is for giving: and the great man hath uttered the desire of his soul, and they have troubled it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "become", "gleaneth", "autumn", "grapes", "vintage", "cluster", "soul", and "desired". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "become" and "gleaneth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "The holy man is perished out of...", so "become" and "gleaneth" should be read forward into that movement. In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "become" and "gleaneth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.