1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Micah 7:1:1 ⧉אַ֣לְלַיallelaiwoe to me Micah 7:1:2 ⧉לִ֗יlito me or for me Micah 7:1:3 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor Micah 7:1:4 ⧉הָיִ֙יתִי֙hayitiI have become or I have been Micah 7:1:5 ⧉כְּאָסְפֵּי־קַ֔יִץkeaspeikayitslike the gatherers of summer-fruit Micah 7:1:6 ⧉כְּעֹלְלֹ֖תkeollelotlike gleanings Micah 7:1:7 ⧉בָּצִ֑ירbatsirof harvest or of vintage Micah 7:1:8 ⧉אֵין־אֶשְׁכּ֣וֹלeneshkolthere is no cluster Micah 7:1:9 ⧉לֶאֱכ֔וֹלleekholto eat Micah 7:1:10 ⧉בִּכּוּרָ֖הbikkuraa first-ripe fig or first-ripe fruit Micah 7:1:11 ⧉אִוְּתָ֥הivvetahas desired Micah 7:1:12 ⧉נַפְשִֽׁי׃nafshimy soul |
1. Formal Translation Grief upon me! I have become like the gatherers who come late to the summer fruit, like the gleanings left after the vintage—there is no cluster to eat; my soul yearns for the first-ripe fig. |
1. Dynamic Translation I am devastated! It is like when the harvesters finish gathering summer fruit, and only the leftovers from the grape harvest remain—there is no cluster to eat. My spirit longs for the first-ripe fig. |