Isaiah 63
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Lord’s Day of Vengeance
63 Who is this coming from Edom(A)
in crimson-stained garments from Bozrah—
this One who is splendid in His apparel,
rising up proudly[a] in His great might?
It is I, proclaiming vindication,[b]
powerful to save.
2 Why are Your clothes red,
and Your garments like one who treads a winepress?(B)
3 I trampled the winepress alone,
and no one from the nations was with Me.
I trampled them in My anger
and ground them underfoot in My fury;
their blood spattered My garments,
and all My clothes were stained.
4 For I planned the day of vengeance,[c](C)
and the year of My redemption[d] came.
5 I looked, but there was no one to help,(D)
and I was amazed that no one assisted;
so My arm accomplished victory for Me,
and My wrath assisted Me.
6 I crushed nations in My anger;
I made them drunk with My wrath(E)
and poured out their blood on the ground.(F)
Remembrance of Grace
7 I will make known the Lord’s faithful love
and the Lord’s praiseworthy acts,
because of all the Lord has done for us—
even the many good things
He has done for the house of Israel
and has done for them based on His compassion
and the abundance of His faithful love.
8 He said, “They are indeed My people,
children who will not be disloyal,”
and He became their Savior.
9 In all their suffering, He suffered,[e](G)
and the Angel of His Presence saved them.
He redeemed them
because of His love and compassion;(H)
He lifted them up and carried them
all the days of the past.(I)
10 But they rebelled
and grieved His Holy Spirit.(J)
So He became their enemy
and fought against them.
11 Then He[f] remembered the days of the past,
the days of Moses and his people.
Where is He who brought them out of the sea
with the shepherds[g] of His flock?
Where is He who put His Holy Spirit among the flock?
12 He sent His glorious arm
to be at Moses’ right hand,
divided the waters before them(K)
to obtain eternal fame for Himself,
13 and led them through the depths
like a horse in the wilderness,
so that they did not stumble.
14 Like cattle that go down into the valley,
the Spirit of the Lord gave them[h] rest.
You led Your people this way
to make a glorious name for Yourself.
Israel’s Prayer
15 Look down from heaven and see(L)
from Your lofty home—holy and beautiful.
Where is Your zeal and Your might?
Your yearning[i] and Your compassion
are withheld from me.
16 Yet You are our Father,
even though Abraham does not know us
and Israel doesn’t recognize us.
You, Yahweh, are our Father;
from ancient times,
Your name is our Redeemer.(M)
17 Why, Yahweh, do You make us stray from Your ways?
You harden our hearts so we do not fear[j] You.(N)
Return, because of Your servants,
the tribes of Your heritage.
18 Your holy people had a possession[k]
for a little while,
but our enemies have trampled down
Your sanctuary.(O)
19 We have become like those You never ruled over,
like those not called by Your name.(P)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 63:1 Syr, Vg read apparel, striding forward
- Isaiah 63:1 Or righteousness
- Isaiah 63:4 Lit For day of vengeance in My heart
- Isaiah 63:4 Or blood revenge
- Isaiah 63:9 Alt Hb tradition reads did not suffer
- Isaiah 63:11 Or he, or they
- Isaiah 63:11 LXX, Tg, Syr read shepherd
- Isaiah 63:14 Lit him
- Isaiah 63:15 Lit The agitation of Your inward parts
- Isaiah 63:17 Lit our heart from fearing
- Isaiah 63:18 Or Your people possessed Your holy place
Isaiah 63
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh’s Day of Vengeance
63 Who is this, coming from Edom,
from Bozrah in bright red garments?
Who is this honored in his garment,
lying down in his great strength?
“It is I, speaking in justice,
mighty[a] to save!”
2 Why are your garments[b] red,
and your garments like he who treads in the winepress?
3 “I have trodden the winepress alone,
and there was no man from the peoples with me.
And I trod them in my anger,
and I trampled them in my wrath,
and spattered their juice on my garments,
and stained all my clothing,
4 for the day of vengeance was in my heart,
and the year of my blood-vengeance has come!
5 And I looked, but[c] there was no helper,
and I was appalled, but[d] there was no one who sustains,
so[e] my arm came to assist me,
and my wrath was what[f] sustained me.
6 And I trampled peoples in my anger,
and I made them drunk in my wrath,
and I brought their juice down to the earth.”
Remembering Yahweh’s Mercy
7 I will mention the loyal love of Yahweh, the praises of Yahweh, according to all that Yahweh has done for us,
and the greatness of goodness to the house of Israel that he has done to them according to his mercy and the abundance of his loyal love.
8 And he said, “Surely my people are children; they will not break faith.” And he became a Savior to them.
9 In all their distress, there was no distress,[g]
and the messenger of his presence[h] saved them,
in his love and compassion he himself redeemed them,
and he lifted them up,
and he supported them all the days of old.
10 But[i] they were the ones who[j] rebelled,
and they grieved his Holy Spirit,[k]
so[l] he became an enemy to them;[m]
he himself fought against them.
11 Then[n] his people remembered the days of old, of Moses.
Where is the one who led up them from the sea with the shepherds of his flock?
Where is the one who puts his Holy Spirit[o] inside him,
12 who made[p] his magnificent arm move at[q] the right hand of Moses,
who divided[r] the waters before them,[s]
to make an everlasting name for himself,
13 who led[t] them through the depths?
They did not stumble like a horse in the desert;
14 like cattle in the valley that goes down, the Spirit of Yahweh gave him rest,[u]
so you lead your people to make a magnificent name for yourself.
Prayer for Mercy
15 Look from heaven,
and see from the lofty residence of your holiness and glory.
Where are your zeal and strength?
Your compassion[v] and mercy to me hold themselves back.
16 For you are our father, although Abraham does not know us,
and Israel does not acknowledge us.
You, Yahweh are our father,
Our Redeemer from of old is your name.
17 Why do you make us wander, Yahweh?
You harden our heart from your ways so that we do not fear[w] you.
Turn back for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your inheritance.
18 Your holy people[x] took possession for a little while;
our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.
19 We have been since antiquity; you did not rule them;
they were not called by your name.[y]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 63:1 Literally “great”
- Isaiah 63:2 Hebrew “garment”
- Isaiah 63:5 Or “and”
- Isaiah 63:5 Or “and”
- Isaiah 63:5 Or “and”
- Isaiah 63:5 Literally “it”
- Isaiah 63:9 The reading tradition (Qere) has “he had distress”
- Isaiah 63:9 Literally “face”
- Isaiah 63:10 Or “And”
- Isaiah 63:10 Literally “they”
- Isaiah 63:10 Literally “the spirit of his holiness”
- Isaiah 63:10 Or “and”
- Isaiah 63:10 Literally “was changed to them to one who is hostile”
- Isaiah 63:11 Or “And”
- Isaiah 63:11 Literally “the spirit of his holiness”
- Isaiah 63:12 Literally “bringing”
- Isaiah 63:12 Literally “to”
- Isaiah 63:12 Literally “dividing”
- Isaiah 63:12 Literally “from their face”
- Isaiah 63:13 Literally “leading”
- Isaiah 63:14 Literally “caused to rest”
- Isaiah 63:15 Literally “The agitation of your intestines”
- Isaiah 63:17 Literally “from the fear of”
- Isaiah 63:18 Literally “The people of your holiness”
- Isaiah 63:19 Literally “your name was not called over them”
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