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

1 Who 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.”

2 Why 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.

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

5 I 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.

6 I 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

Who מִי־ H4310 Interrogative is this זֶ֣ה׀ H2088 Pronoun - masculine singular coming בָּ֣א H935 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular from Edom מֵאֱד֗וֹם H123 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular from Bozrah מִבָּצְרָ֔ה H1224 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular with crimson-stained חֲמ֤וּץ H2556 Noun - masculine singular construct garments בְּגָדִים֙ H899 Noun - masculine plural Who is this זֶ֚ה H2088 Pronoun - masculine singular robed בִּלְבוּשׁ֔וֹ H3830 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular in splendor הָד֣וּר H1921 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular marching צֹעֶ֖ה H6808 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular in the greatness בְּרֹ֣ב H7230 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of His strength כֹּח֑וֹ H3581 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular It is I אֲנִ֛י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular proclaiming מְדַבֵּ֥ר H1696 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular vindication בִּצְדָקָ֖ה H6666 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular mighty רַ֥ב H7227 Adjective - masculine singular to save לְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ H3467 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct

BSB notes

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

Original words

Why מַדּ֥וּעַ H4069 Interrogative are Your clothes לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ H3830 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular red אָדֹ֖ם H122 Adjective - masculine singular and Your garments וּבְגָדֶ֖יךָ H899 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular like one who treads כְּדֹרֵ֥ךְ H1869 Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular the winepress בְּגַֽת׃ H1660 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 3

Original words

I have trodden דָּרַ֣כְתִּי H1869 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular the winepress alone פּוּרָ֣ה׀ H6333 Noun - feminine singular . . . לְבַדִּ֗י H905 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and no אֵֽין־ H369 Adverb one אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular from the nations וּמֵֽעַמִּים֙ H5971 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural was with Me אִתִּ֔י H854 Preposition | first person common singular I trampled them וְאֶדְרְכֵ֣ם H1869 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural in My anger בְּאַפִּ֔י H639 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and trod them down וְאֶרְמְסֵ֖ם H7429 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural in My fury בַּחֲמָתִ֑י H2534 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular their blood נִצְחָם֙ H5332 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition spattered וְיֵ֤ז H5137 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular My garments בְּגָדַ֔י H899 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct My clothes מַלְבּוּשַׁ֖י H4403 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular were stained אֶגְאָֽלְתִּי׃ H1351 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular
Verse 4

Original words

For כִּ֛י H3588 Conjunction the day י֥וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular construct of vengeance נָקָ֖ם H5359 Noun - masculine singular was in My heart בְּלִבִּ֑י H3820 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and the year וּשְׁנַ֥ת H8141 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct of My redemption גְּאוּלַ֖י H1350 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular had come בָּֽאָה׃ H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 5

Original words

I looked וְאַבִּיט֙ H5027 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular but there was no one וְאֵ֣ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb to help עֹזֵ֔ר H5826 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular I was appalled וְאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖ם H8074 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular that no וְאֵ֣ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb one assisted סוֹמֵ֑ךְ H5564 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular So My arm זְרֹעִ֔י H2220 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular brought Me salvation וַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁע H3467 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular . . . לִי֙ Preposition | first person common singular and My own wrath וַחֲמָתִ֖י H2534 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular . . . הִ֥יא H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular upheld Me סְמָכָֽתְנִי׃ H5564 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular
Verse 6

Original words

I trampled וְאָב֤וּס H947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular the nations עַמִּים֙ H5971 Noun - masculine plural in My anger בְּאַפִּ֔י H639 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular in My wrath בַּחֲמָתִ֑י H2534 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular I made them drunk וַאֲשַׁכְּרֵ֖ם H7937 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural and poured out וְאוֹרִ֥יד H3381 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular their blood נִצְחָֽם׃ס H5332 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural on the ground לָאָ֖רֶץ H776 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular

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