Isaiah 63:2-19 ▼

2 Why is red unto Your clothing, and Your garments like one treading in the winepress?

3 “The winepress I have trodden by myself alone, and from the peoples no man was with me; and I trampled them in My anger, and I trampled them in My fury, and their blood is sprinkled upon My garments, and all My clothes I have stained.

4 For the day of vengeance is in My heart, and the year of My redeeming has come!

5 And I looked, and there was no one helping, and I was dismayed that there was no one to uphold; and My own arm brought salvation for Me, and it was My own wrath that upheld Me.

6 And I trampled the peoples in My anger, and made them drunk in My wrath, and I poured out to the earth” their blood!

7 The loving devotion of YHWH I will recount, the praises of YHWH, according to all that YHWH has done for us, and the abundant goodness to the house of Israel that He has done for them, according to His compassion, and according to the abundance of His loving devotion.

8 And He said, “Surely they are My people, sons not unfaithful.” And He was unto them as a Savior.

9 In all their distress, he was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them; in His love and in His compassion He redeemed them, and He lifted them and carried them all the days of old.

10 And they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; and He turned Himself against them as an enemy, and He fought against them.

11 And He remembered the days of old, of Moses and his people: Where is the One who brought them up from the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is is the One who set within him His Holy Spirit,

12 the One leading them by the right hand of Moses the arm of His glory, dividing the waters before their face, to make for Himself an everlasting name;

13 the One leading them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness; they did not stumble?

14 As the beast goes down into the valley, the Spirit of YHWH gave them rest—thus You led Your people, to make for Yourself a glorious name.

15 Look down from the heavens and see, from the habitation of Your holiness and Your glory! Where is Your zeal and Your strength, the groaning of Your bowels and Your compassion toward me—are they restrained?

16 For You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us, You, O YHWH, are our Father, Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.

17 Why do You let us stray O YHWH, from Your ways, and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return Your servants for the sake of the tribes of Your inheritance.

18 For a short time Your holy people possessed it; our adversaries have trampled Your sanctuary.

19 From of old we have been You had not ruled over them, those not called by Your name.