Focused Passage

Isaiah 63:1-6

The Divine Warrior, the LORD’s Mercy, and the Cry for Covenant Restoration

From the divine warrior coming from Edom in splendor and judgment, to his explanation that he has trodden the winepress alone because the day of vengeance and year of redemption had come, to remembrance of the LORD’s kindness and compassion toward Israel, to the tragedy of rebellion and grieving the Holy Spirit, to exodus memory, to lament over the LORD’s apparent distance, the people’s hardened hearts, and the devastation of the sanctuary.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”

2Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress?

3“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.

4For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.

5I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.

6I trampled the nations in My anger; in My wrath I made them drunk and poured out their blood on the ground.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Whoמִי־H4310Interrogativeis thisזֶ֣ה׀H2088Pronoun - masculine singularcomingבָּ֣אH935Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularfrom Edomמֵאֱד֗וֹםH123Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singularfrom Bozrahמִבָּצְרָ֔הH1224Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularwith crimson-stainedחֲמ֤וּץH2556Noun - masculine singular constructgarmentsבְּגָדִים֙H899Noun - masculine pluralWho is thisזֶ֚הH2088Pronoun - masculine singularrobedבִּלְבוּשׁ֔וֹH3830Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularin splendorהָד֣וּרH1921Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularmarchingצֹעֶ֖הH6808Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularin the greatnessבְּרֹ֣בH7230Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof His strengthכֹּח֑וֹH3581Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularIt is Iאֲנִ֛יH589Pronoun - first person common singularproclaimingמְדַבֵּ֥רH1696Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularvindicationבִּצְדָקָ֖הH6666Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularmightyרַ֥בH7227Adjective - masculine singularto saveלְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃H3467Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct

BSB notes

  • Or It is I, speaking in righteousness,
Verse 2

Original words

Whyמַדּ֥וּעַH4069Interrogativeare Your clothesלִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָH3830Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularredאָדֹ֖םH122Adjective - masculine singularand Your garmentsוּבְגָדֶ֖יךָH899Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularlike one who treadsכְּדֹרֵ֥ךְH1869Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe winepressבְּגַֽת׃H1660Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 3

Original words

I have troddenדָּרַ֣כְתִּיH1869Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularthe winepress aloneפּוּרָ֣ה׀H6333Noun - feminine singular. . .לְבַדִּ֗יH905Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand noאֵֽין־H369Adverboneאִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularfrom the nationsוּמֵֽעַמִּים֙H5971Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine pluralwas with Meאִתִּ֔יH854Preposition | first person common singularI trampled themוְאֶדְרְכֵ֣םH1869Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine pluralin My angerבְּאַפִּ֔יH639Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand trod them downוְאֶרְמְסֵ֖םH7429Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine pluralin My furyבַּחֲמָתִ֑יH2534Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singulartheir bloodנִצְחָם֙H5332Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural. . .עַל־H5921Prepositionspatteredוְיֵ֤זH5137Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularMy garmentsבְּגָדַ֔יH899Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructMy clothesמַלְבּוּשַׁ֖יH4403Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularwere stainedאֶגְאָֽלְתִּי׃H1351Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular
Verse 4

Original words

Forכִּ֛יH3588Conjunctionthe dayי֥וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singular constructof vengeanceנָקָ֖םH5359Noun - masculine singularwas in My heartבְּלִבִּ֑יH3820Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand the yearוּשְׁנַ֥תH8141Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructof My redemptionגְּאוּלַ֖יH1350Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularhad comeבָּֽאָה׃H935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 5

Original words

I lookedוְאַבִּיט֙H5027Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularbut there was no oneוְאֵ֣יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbto helpעֹזֵ֔רH5826Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularI was appalledוְאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖םH8074Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularthat noוְאֵ֣יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbone assistedסוֹמֵ֑ךְH5564Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularSo My armזְרֹעִ֔יH2220Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularbrought Me salvationוַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁעH3467Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .לִי֙Preposition | first person common singularand My own wrathוַחֲמָתִ֖יH2534Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular. . .הִ֥יאH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularupheld Meסְמָכָֽתְנִי׃H5564Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular
Verse 6

Original words

I trampledוְאָב֤וּסH947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularthe nationsעַמִּים֙H5971Noun - masculine pluralin My angerבְּאַפִּ֔יH639Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularin My wrathבַּחֲמָתִ֑יH2534Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularI made them drunkוַאֲשַׁכְּרֵ֖םH7937Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine pluraland poured outוְאוֹרִ֥ידH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singulartheir bloodנִצְחָֽם׃סH5332Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralon the groundלָאָ֖רֶץH776Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular

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