Micah 7:1
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
הָיָה
I have become
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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קַיִץ
summer fruit
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קַיִץ
harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
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בָּצִיר
the grape harvest
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בָּצִיר
clipped, i.e. the grape crop
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בִּכּוּרָה
early figs
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בִּכּוּרָה
the early fig
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