Yahweh’s punishment on the nations

63 I ask, “Who is this who is coming from Bozrah city in Edom,

whose clothes are stained red from blood?

Who is this who is wearing beautiful robes?”

He replies, “It is I, Yahweh, declaring that I have defeated your enemies,

and I am able to rescue you!”

2 I ask him, “What are those red spots on your clothes?

It appears that [SIM] you have been treading/tramping on grapes to make wine.”

3 He replies, “I have been treading on my enemies, not on grapes.

I did it myself; no one helped me.

I punished them because I was very angry with them,

and my clothes became stained with their blood.

4 I did that because it was time for me [SYN] to get revenge;

it was time to rescue my people from those who had oppressed them.

5 I searched for someone who would enable me to help my people,

but I was amazed/shocked that there was no one to help me.

So I defeated their enemies with my own power/strength [MTY];

I was able [PRS] to do that because of my being very angry.

6 Because I was extremely angry, I punished the nations;

I caused them to stagger like [MET] drunk men,

and I caused their blood to pour out on the ground.”