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Chapter 63

God’s Judgment of Edom

    [a]Who is this that comes from Edom,
    from Bozrah in crimson garments?
Who is this so magnificently attired,
    marching with his mighty strength?
“It is I, proclaiming victory,
    I who possess the power to save.”
Why are your robes red,
    like the garments of those
    who tread the winepress?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:1 After songs of profound joy, a tragic theme returns. Once again, judgment looms on the horizon like an apocalypse; it brings out the dramatic aspect of human history. These oracles sing, in sometimes fierce language, a hymn to the greatness of God who, in the final analysis, decides the destinies of the human race.

God’s Day of Vengeance and Redemption

63 Who is this coming from Edom,(A)
    from Bozrah,(B) with his garments stained crimson?(C)
Who is this, robed in splendor,
    striding forward in the greatness of his strength?(D)

“It is I, proclaiming victory,
    mighty to save.”(E)

Why are your garments red,
    like those of one treading the winepress?(F)

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