Isaiah 63:1-6
1599 Geneva Bible
63 1 God shall destroy his enemies for his Church’s sake. 7 God’s benefits toward his Church.
1 Who is this that cometh [a]from Edom, with red garments from Bozrah? he is glorious in his apparel, and walketh in his great strength. [b]I speak in righteousness, and am mighty to save.
2 [c]Wherefore is thine apparel red, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winepress?
3 I have trodden the winepress alone, and of all people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and tread them under foot in my wrath, and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
4 For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the [d]year of my redeemed is come.
5 And I looked, and there was none to help, and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own [e]arm helped me, and my wrath itself sustained me.
6 Therefore I will tread down the people in my wrath, and make them [f]drunken in mine indignation, and will bring down their strength to the earth.
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- Isaiah 63:1 This prophecy is against the Idumeans and enemies which persecuted the Church, on whom God will take vengeance, and is here set forth all bloody after he hath destroyed them in Bozrah, the chief city of the Idumeans: for these were their greatest enemies, and under the title of circumcision and the kindred of Abraham, claimed to themselves the chief religion, and hated the true worshippers, Ps. 137:7.
- Isaiah 63:1 God answereth them that asked this question, Who is this? etc. and saith, Ye see now performed in deed the vengeance which my Prophets threatened.
- Isaiah 63:2 Another question, to the which the Lord answereth.
- Isaiah 63:4 Showing that when God punisheth his enemies, it is for the profit and deliverance of his Church.
- Isaiah 63:5 God showeth that he hath no need of man’s help for the deliverance of his, and though men refuse to do their duty through negligence and ingratitude, yet he himself will deliver his Church, and punish the enemies, read Isa. 59:16.
- Isaiah 63:6 I will so astonish them and make them so giddy, that they shall not know which way to go.
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