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.

Why are Your clothes red,
and Your garments like one who treads a winepress?(B)

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.
For I planned the day of vengeance,[c](C)
and the year of My redemption[d] came.
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.
I crushed nations in My anger;
I made them drunk with My wrath(E)
and poured out their blood on the ground.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:1 Syr, Vg read apparel, striding forward
  2. Isaiah 63:1 Or righteousness
  3. Isaiah 63:4 Lit For day of vengeance in My heart
  4. Isaiah 63:4 Or blood revenge

God’s Day of Vengeance

63 “Who is this coming from Edom,
    from Bozrah, in garments stained crimson?
Who is this, robed in such splendor,
    marching in his great might?
It is I, speaking in vindication,
    mighty to save.

“Why is your clothing red,
    and your garments like those worn by the ones who tread in the winepress?[a]

“I have trodden the winepress alone,
    and from my people[b] no one was with me,
I trampled them in my anger
    and trod them down in my wrath;
their lifeblood spattered on my garments,[c]
    and I stained[d] all my clothing.

“For the day of vengeance was in my heart,
    and the year for my redeeming work had come.
I looked, but there was no helper,
    I was appalled that there was no one to give support;[e]
so my own arm[f] brought me victory,
    and as for my wrath, it supported me.
I trampled people[g] in my anger;
    in my wrath I made them drunk
        and I poured out their lifeblood on the ground.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:2 So 1QIsaa; or coriander or clothing
  2. Isaiah 63:3 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read from the peoples
  3. Isaiah 63:3 So 1QIsab MT LXX; 1QIsaa lacks I trampled…my garment
  4. Isaiah 63:3 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab; MT verb I stained is problematic.
  5. Isaiah 63:5 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read to support me
  6. Isaiah 63:5 I.e. the Messiah
  7. Isaiah 63:6 Lit. peoples