10 Go through,
Go through the gates!
(A)Prepare the way for the people;
Build up,
Build up the highway!
Take out the stones,
(B)Lift up a banner for the peoples!

11 Indeed the Lord has proclaimed
To the end of the world:
(C)“Say to the daughter of Zion,
‘Surely your salvation is coming;
Behold, His (D)reward is with Him,
And His [a]work before Him.’ ”
12 And they shall call them The Holy People,
The Redeemed of the Lord;
And you shall be called Sought Out,
A City Not Forsaken.

The Lord in Judgment and Salvation

63 Who is this who comes from Edom,
With dyed garments from Bozrah,
This One who is [b]glorious in His apparel,
Traveling in the greatness of His strength?—

“I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”

Why (E)is Your apparel red,
And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress?

“I have (F)trodden the winepress alone,
And from the peoples no one was with Me.
For I have trodden them in My anger,
And trampled them in My fury;
Their blood is sprinkled upon My garments,
And I have stained all My robes.
For the (G)day of vengeance is in My heart,
And the year of My redeemed has come.
(H)I looked, but (I)there was no one to help,
And I wondered
That there was no one to uphold;
Therefore My own (J)arm brought salvation for Me;
And My own fury, it sustained Me.
I have trodden down the peoples in My anger,
Made them drunk in My fury,
And brought down their strength to the earth.”

God’s Mercy Remembered

I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord
And the praises of the Lord,
According to all that the Lord has bestowed on us,
And the great goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies,
According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.
For He said, “Surely they are My people,
Children who will not lie.”
So He became their Savior.
(K)In all their affliction He was [c]afflicted,
(L)And the Angel of His Presence saved them;
(M)In His love and in His pity He redeemed them;
And (N)He bore them and carried them
All the days of old.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 62:11 recompense
  2. Isaiah 63:1 Or adorned
  3. Isaiah 63:9 Kt., LXX, Syr. not afflicted

10 Pass through, pass through the gates!(A)
    Prepare the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway!(B)
    Remove the stones.
Raise a banner(C) for the nations.

11 The Lord has made proclamation
    to the ends of the earth:(D)
“Say to Daughter Zion,(E)
    ‘See, your Savior comes!(F)
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.’”(G)
12 They will be called(H) the Holy People,(I)
    the Redeemed(J) of the Lord;
and you will be called Sought After,
    the City No Longer Deserted.(K)

God’s Day of Vengeance and Redemption

63 Who is this coming from Edom,(L)
    from Bozrah,(M) with his garments stained crimson?(N)
Who is this, robed in splendor,
    striding forward in the greatness of his strength?(O)

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

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

“I have trodden the winepress(R) alone;
    from the nations no one was with me.
I trampled(S) them in my anger
    and trod them down in my wrath;(T)
their blood spattered my garments,(U)
    and I stained all my clothing.
It was for me the day of vengeance;(V)
    the year for me to redeem had come.
I looked, but there was no one(W) to help,
    I was appalled that no one gave support;
so my own arm(X) achieved salvation for me,
    and my own wrath sustained me.(Y)
I trampled(Z) the nations in my anger;
    in my wrath I made them drunk(AA)
    and poured their blood(AB) on the ground.”

Praise and Prayer

I will tell of the kindnesses(AC) of the Lord,
    the deeds for which he is to be praised,
    according to all the Lord has done for us—
yes, the many good things(AD)
    he has done for Israel,
    according to his compassion(AE) and many kindnesses.
He said, “Surely they are my people,(AF)
    children who will be true to me”;
    and so he became their Savior.(AG)
In all their distress he too was distressed,
    and the angel(AH) of his presence(AI) saved them.[a]
In his love and mercy he redeemed(AJ) them;
    he lifted them up and carried(AK) them
    all the days of old.(AL)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:9 Or Savior in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved them