Isaiah 63
63
Winepress of Vengeance
1“Who is this coming from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bozrah? This One splendid in His apparel, pressing forward in His great might?” “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
2“Why is Your apparel so red, and Your garments like one who treads in a wine press?”
3“I have trodden the winepress alone— from the peoples, no man was with Me. I trod them in My anger, and trampled them in My wrath. Their lifeblood spattered My garments, so I stained all My robes.
4For a day of vengeance was in My heart, and My year of redemption has come.
5I looked, but there was no one to help. I was amazed, but no one was assisting. So My own arm won victory for Me, and My wrath upheld Me.
6So I trod down the peoples in My anger, and made them drunk in My wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”
Remembering His Chesed
7I will remember the lovingkindnesses of Adonai, the praises of Adonai, according to all that Adonai has granted us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He has granted them according to His compassion, and according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
8For He said, “Surely they are My people, children who will not deal falsely.” So He became their Savior.
9In all their affliction He was afflicted. So the angel of His presence saved them. In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, then He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.
10But they rebelled, and grieved His Ruach ha-Kodesh. So He turned to become their enemy. He Himself fought against them.
11Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses: “Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put among them His Ruach ha-Kodesh?
12Who caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? Who divided the waters before them— to make Himself a Name forever?
13Who led them through the depths? Like a horse in the desert, they did not stumble.
14Like cattle that go down into a valley, the Ruach Adonai gave them rest. So You led Your people, to make Yourself a glorious Name.
15Look down from heaven and see from Your holy, glorious, lofty abode. Where are Your zeal and mighty deeds? Are the yearnings of Your heart, Your compassions, withheld from me?
16For You are our Father— even if Abraham would not know us or Israel not recognize us. You, Adonai, are our Father, our Redeemer— from everlasting is Your Name.
17Adonai, why do You cause us to stray from Your ways, and harden our heart from fearing You? Return for Your servants’ sake, the tribes of Your heritage.
18Briefly Your holy people possessed it— our foes have trampled Your Sanctuary.
19We have become like those over whom You have never ruled, like those not called by Your Name. Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at Your presence!
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Isaiah 63
63
The Lord’s Day of Vengeance
1Who is this coming from Edom # Ps 137:7; Is 34:5-6; Ezk 25:12-14; 35:1-15; Ob 1-14; Mal 1:2-5
in crimson-stained garments from Bozrah —
this One who is splendid in His apparel,
rising up proudly # Syr, Vg read apparel, striding forward in His great might?
It is I, proclaiming vindication, # Or righteousness
powerful to save.
2Why are Your clothes red,
and Your garments like one who treads a winepress? # Rv 19:13-15
3I 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.
4For I planned the day of vengeance, # Lit For day of vengeance in My heart # Is 34:8; 61:2; Jr 46:10
and the year of My redemption # Or blood revenge came.
5I looked, but there was no one to help, # Is 59:16
and I was amazed that no one assisted;
so My arm accomplished victory for Me,
and My wrath assisted Me.
6I crushed nations in My anger;
I made them drunk with My wrath # Is 29:9; 51:17; Jr 51:39
and poured out their blood on the ground. # Rv 14:20
Remembrance of Grace
7I 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.
8He said, “They are indeed My people,
children who will not be disloyal,”
and He became their Savior.
9In all their suffering, He suffered, # Alt Hb tradition reads did not suffer # Jdg 10:16
and the Angel of His Presence saved them.
He redeemed them
because of His love and compassion; # Dt 7:7-8
He lifted them up and carried them
all the days of the past. # Dt 1:31; 32:10-12; Is 46:3
10But they rebelled
and grieved His Holy Spirit. # Ps 51:11; 78:40; 106:33; Is 48:16; Ac 7:51; Eph 4:30
So He became their enemy
and fought against them.
11Then He # Or he, or they 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 # LXX, Tg, Syr read shepherd of His flock?
Where is He who put His Holy Spirit among the flock?
12He sent His glorious arm
to be at Moses’ right hand,
divided the waters before them # Ex 14:21; Ps 74:13
to obtain eternal fame for Himself,
13and led them through the depths
like a horse in the wilderness,
so that they did not stumble.
14Like cattle that go down into the valley,
the Spirit of the Lord gave them # Lit him rest.
You led Your people this way
to make a glorious name for Yourself.
Israel’s Prayer
15Look down from heaven and see # Dt 26:15; Ps 80:14
from Your lofty home — holy and beautiful.
Where is Your zeal and Your might?
Your yearning # Lit The agitation of Your inward parts and Your compassion
are withheld from me.
16Yet 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. # Is 41:14; 43:14
17Why, Yahweh, do You make us stray from Your ways?
You harden our hearts so we do not fear # Lit our heart from fearing You. # Is 6:10
Return, because of Your servants,
the tribes of Your heritage.
18Your holy people had a possession # Or Your people possessed Your holy place
for a little while,
but our enemies have trampled down
Your sanctuary. # Ps 74:3-7; Is 64:11
19We have become like those You never ruled over,
like those not called by Your name. # Dt 28:10; Is 43:7; 65:1
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