LEB ISA Chapter 63

Yahweh’s Day of Vengeance

• from Bozrah in bright red garments?
• Who is this honored in his garment,
  • lying down in his great strength?
• “ It is I, speaking in justice,
  • [fn] to save!”
  • 2 are your garments[fn] red, and your garments like he who treads in the winepress?
  • 3 the winepress alone, and there was no man from the peoples with me.
• And I trod them in my anger,
  • and I trampled them in my wrath,
• and spattered their juice on my garments,
  • and stained all my clothing,
  • 4 the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my blood-vengeance has come!
  • 5 [fn] there was no helper, and I was appalled, but[fn] there was no one who sustains,
• so[fn] my arm came to assist me,
  • and my wrath[fn] sustained me.
  • 6  and I made them drunk in my wrath,
    • and I brought their juice down to the earth.”

Remembering Yahweh’s Mercy

• 7 and the greatness of goodness to the house of Israel that he has done to them according to his mercy and the abundance of his loyal love.

8 And he said, “Surely my people are children; they will not break faith.” And he became a Savior to them.

• 9 In all their distress, there was no distress,[fn] and the messenger of his[fn] saved them,
  • in his love and compassion he himself redeemed them,
• and he lifted them up,
  • and he supported them all the days of old.
  • 10 [fn] they [fn] rebelled, and they grieved[fn]
• so[fn] he [fn]
  • he himself fought against them.
  • 11 [fn] his people remembered the days of old, of Moses. Where is the one who led up them from the sea with the shepherds of his flock?
• Where is the one who puts[fn] inside him,
• 12 [fn] his magnificent arm move [fn] the right hand of Moses, [fn] the waters[fn]
  • to make an everlasting name for himself,
  • 13 [fn] them through the depths? They did not stumble like a horse in the desert;
  • 14 that goes down, the Spirit of Yahweh[fn] so you lead your people to make a magnificent name for yourself.

Prayer for Mercy

• 15 and see from the lofty residence of your holiness and glory.
• Where are your zeal and strength?
  • [fn] and mercy to me hold themselves back.
  • 16 are our father, although Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us.
• You, Yahweh are our father,
  • Our Redeemer from of old is your name.
  • 17  You harden our heart from your ways[fn] you.
• Turn back for the sake of your servants,
  • the tribes of your inheritance.
  • 18 [fn] took possession for a little while; our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.
  • 19 [fn]