Isaiah 63

YHWH appears from Bozrah with blood-stained garments, having trodden the winepress alone in anger, trampling nations in vengeance and redeeming His people without aid (Isaiah 63:1-6)[1][2][3]. The prophet recounts YHWH's steadfast love and redemption of Israel as Father and Redeemer, laments their rebellion against His Ruach ha-Qodesh, and pleads for mercy despite their sin (Isaiah 63:7-19)[3][5][6].

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Verse 1
Who who? is this this one coming he came from Edom from Red-land from Edom stained crimson soured one garments garments from Bozrah from Botsrah from Btserah this this one glorious adorned one in his apparel in his garment marching the wandering-one in the greatness in abundance of of his strength his strength I I speaking the one speaking in righteousness in righteousness mighty great to save to bring to safety
מִי 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? HTi זֶ֣ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh is this this one HPdxms בָּ֣א 𐤁𐤀 ba coming he came HVqrmsa מֵ/אֱד֗וֹם 𐤌/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 meedom from Edom from Red-land from Edom HR/Np חֲמ֤וּץ 𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤑 chamuts stained crimson soured one HVqsmsc בְּגָדִים֙ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 begadim garments garments HNcmpa מִ/בָּצְרָ֔ה 𐤌/𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤄 mibatserah from Bozrah from Botsrah from Btserah HR/Np זֶ֚ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh-2 this this one HPdxms הָד֣וּר 𐤄𐤃𐤅𐤓 hadur glorious adorned one HVqsmsa בִּ/לְבוּשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤔/𐤅 bilevusho in his apparel in his garment HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms צֹעֶ֖ה 𐤑𐤏𐤄 tsoeh marching the wandering-one HVqrmsa בְּ/רֹ֣ב 𐤁/𐤓𐤁 berov in the greatness in abundance of HR/Ncbsc כֹּח֑/וֹ 𐤊𐤇/𐤅 kocho of his strength his strength HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֲנִ֛י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs מְדַבֵּ֥ר 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 medaber speaking the one speaking HVprmsa בִּ/צְדָקָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 bitsedaqah in righteousness in righteousness HR/Ncfsa רַ֥ב 𐤓𐤁 rav mighty great HAamsa לְ/הוֹשִֽׁיעַ 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 lehoshia to save to bring to safety HR/Vhc
Verse 3
winepress grape-crushing vat I have trodden I have trodden alone by myself and from peoples and from peoples there was no there is not man man with me with me and I will tread them and I will tread them in my anger in my anger and trample them I will trample them in my fury in my burning heat and is sprinkled and he will sprinkle their lifeblood their blood-juice upon upon my garments my garments and all and whole of my raiment my garments I have stained I have defiled
פּוּרָ֣ה 𐤐𐤅𐤓𐤄 purah winepress grape-crushing vat HNcfsa דָּרַ֣כְתִּי 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤕𐤉 darakheti I have trodden I have trodden HVqp1cs לְ/בַדִּ֗/י 𐤋/𐤁𐤃/𐤉 levadi alone by myself HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וּ/מֵֽ/עַמִּים֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 umeamim and from peoples and from peoples HC/R/Ncmpa אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there was no there is not HTn אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa אִתִּ֔/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 iti with me with me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אֶדְרְכֵ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤌 veederekhem and I will tread them and I will tread them HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3mp בְּ/אַפִּ֔/י 𐤁/𐤀𐤐/𐤉 beapi in my anger in my anger HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וְ/אֶרְמְסֵ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤎/𐤌 veeremesem and trample them I will trample them HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3mp בַּ/חֲמָתִ֑/י 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤉 bachamati in my fury in my burning heat HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs וְ/יֵ֤ז 𐤅/𐤉𐤆 veyez and is sprinkled and he will sprinkle HC/Vqi3ms נִצְחָ/ם֙ 𐤍𐤑𐤇/𐤌 nitsecham their lifeblood their blood-juice HNcmsc/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR בְּגָדַ֔/י 𐤁𐤂𐤃/𐤉 begaday my garments my garments HNcmpc/Sp1cs וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc מַלְבּוּשַׁ֖/י 𐤌𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤔/𐤉 malebushay my raiment my garments HNcmpc/Sp1cs אֶגְאָֽלְתִּי 𐤀𐤂𐤀𐤋𐤕𐤉 egealeti I have stained I have defiled HVhp1cs
Verse 7
lovingkindnesses steadfast loyalties of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh I will mention I will cause to be remembered praises praise-utterances the LORD Yahweh Yahweh according to as upon all the whole of that that-which bestowed on us he dealt with us the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and great and great goodness goodness of to house to a house of Israel El-Contends Yiserael which that-which bestowed on them he dealt-to-completion with them according to his mercies according to his tender compassions and according to multitude and according to abundance of his lovingkindnesses his steadfast loyalties
חַֽסְדֵ֨י 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤉 chasedey lovingkindnesses steadfast loyalties of HNcmpc יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אַזְכִּיר֙ 𐤀𐤆𐤊𐤉𐤓 azekir I will mention I will cause to be remembered HVhi1cs תְּהִלֹּ֣ת 𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤕 tehilot praises praise-utterances HNcfpc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כְּ/עַ֕ל 𐤊/𐤏𐤋 keal according to as upon HR/R כֹּ֥ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr גְּמָלָ֖/נוּ 𐤂𐤌𐤋/𐤍𐤅 gemalanu bestowed on us he dealt with us HVqp3ms/Sp1cp יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/רַב 𐤅/𐤓𐤁 verav and great and great HC/Aamsc טוּב֙ 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tuv goodness goodness of HNcmsa לְ/בֵ֣ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt to house to a house of HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr גְּמָלָ֥/ם 𐤂𐤌𐤋/𐤌 gemalam bestowed on them he dealt-to-completion with them HVqp3ms/Sp3mp כְּֽ/רַחֲמָ֖י/ו 𐤊/𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉/𐤅 kerachamayv according to his mercies according to his tender compassions HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וּ/כְ/רֹ֥ב 𐤅/𐤊/𐤓𐤁 ukherov and according to multitude and according to abundance of HC/R/Ncbsc חֲסָדָֽי/ו 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤉/𐤅 chasadayv his lovingkindnesses his steadfast loyalties HNcmpc/Sp3ms
Verse 9
in all in the whole of their affliction their distress not not to him — adversary narrow, constricted and angel and messenger of of his presence his face saved them he brought them to safety in his love in his love and in his mercy and in his sparing-compassion he he redeemed them he has reclaimed them as kinsman and lifted them and he lifted them up and carried them and he lifted them up all entirety of days days of of eternity hidden age
בְּֽ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc צָרָתָ֣/ם 𐤑𐤓𐤕/𐤌 tsaratam their affliction their distress HNcfsc/Sp3mp לא 𐤋𐤀 l not not HTn ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms צָ֗ר 𐤑𐤓 tsar adversary narrow, constricted HAamsa וּ/מַלְאַ֤ךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 umaleakhe and angel and messenger of HC/Ncmsc פָּנָי/ו֙ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 panayv of his presence his face HNcbpc/Sp3ms הֽוֹשִׁיעָ֔/ם 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤌 hoshiam saved them he brought them to safety HVhp3ms/Sp3mp בְּ/אַהֲבָת֥/וֹ 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕/𐤅 beahavato in his love in his love HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וּ/בְ/חֶמְלָת֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤕/𐤅 uvechemelato and in his mercy and in his sparing-compassion HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms גְאָלָ֑/ם 𐤂𐤀𐤋/𐤌 gealam redeemed them he has reclaimed them as kinsman HVqp3ms/Sp3mp וַֽ/יְנַטְּלֵ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤈𐤋/𐤌 vayenatelem and lifted them and he lifted them up HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp וַֽ/יְנַשְּׂאֵ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤔𐤀/𐤌 vayenaseem and carried them and he lifted them up HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc יְמֵ֥י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days of HNcmpc עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam of eternity hidden age HNcmsa
Verse 11
and he remembered and he remembered days days of of old hidden age Moses Mosheh Mosheh his people his gathered people Where where? is he who brought them up the one bringing them up out of the sea from sea with object-marker the shepherds shepherding ones of of his flock his flock Where where? is he who put the one who sets within him within him [direct object marker] object-marker Spirit breath of his Holy his holiness
וַ/יִּזְכֹּ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤊𐤓 vayizekor and he remembered and he remembered HC/Vqw3ms יְמֵֽי 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days of HNcmpc עוֹלָ֖ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam of old hidden age HNcmsa מֹשֶׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp עַמּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people his gathered people HNcmsc/Sp3ms אַיֵּ֣ה 𐤀𐤉𐤄 ayeh Where where? HTi הַֽ/מַּעֲלֵ֣/ם 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤌 hamaalem is he who brought them up the one bringing them up HTd/Vhrmsc/Sp3mp מִ/יָּ֗ם 𐤌/𐤉𐤌 miyam out of the sea from sea HR/Ncmsa אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker HR רֹעֵ֣י 𐤓𐤏𐤉 roey the shepherds shepherding ones of HVqrmpc צֹאנ֔/וֹ 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤅 tsono of his flock his flock HNcbsc/Sp3ms אַיֵּ֛ה 𐤀𐤉𐤄 ayeh-2 Where where? HTi הַ/שָּׂ֥ם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌 hasam is he who put the one who sets HTd/Vqrmsa בְּ/קִרְבּ֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤅 beqirebo within him within him HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo ר֥וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) Spirit breath of HNcbsc קָדְשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤅 qadesho his Holy his holiness HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 15
Look down cause yourself to gaze from heaven from the lofty-heavens and see and see! from the dwelling from the lofty dwelling of of your holiness your holiness and your glory your splendor Where where? is your zeal your zeal and your mighty deeds and your acts of strength The tumult roaring throng of of your heart your inward organs and your compassion and your tender compassions toward me toward me are withheld they restrained themselves
הַבֵּ֤ט 𐤄𐤁𐤈 habet Look down cause yourself to gaze HVhv2ms מִ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 mishamayim from heaven from the lofty-heavens HR/Ncmpa וּ/רְאֵ֔ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 ureeh and see and see! HC/Vqv2ms מִ/זְּבֻ֥ל 𐤌/𐤆𐤁𐤋 mizevul from the dwelling from the lofty dwelling of HR/Ncmsc קָדְשְׁ/ךָ֖ 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤊 qadeshekha of your holiness your holiness HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/תִפְאַרְתֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤀𐤓𐤕/𐤊 vetifearetekha and your glory your splendor HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms אַיֵּ֤ה 𐤀𐤉𐤄 ayeh Where where? HTi קִנְאָֽתְ/ךָ֙ 𐤒𐤍𐤀𐤕/𐤊 qineatekha is your zeal your zeal HNcfsc/Sp2ms וּ/גְב֣וּרֹתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤅/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤕/𐤊 ugevurotekha and your mighty deeds and your acts of strength HC/Ncfpc/Sp2ms הֲמ֥וֹן 𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 hamon The tumult roaring throng of HNcmsc מֵעֶ֛י/ךָ 𐤌𐤏𐤉/𐤊 meeykha of your heart your inward organs HNcmpc/Sp2ms וְֽ/רַחֲמֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉/𐤊 verachameykha and your compassion and your tender compassions HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms אֵלַ֥/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay toward me toward me HR/Sp1cs הִתְאַפָּֽקוּ 𐤄𐤕𐤀𐤐𐤒𐤅 hiteapaqu are withheld they restrained themselves HVtp3cp
Verse 16
For for/because you you are our father our father though for/because Abraham Abraham Averaham does not not know us he knew us and Israel El contends and Yiserael does not not recognize us he will acknowledge us You you the LORD Yahweh Yahweh are our father our father our Redeemer our kinsman-redeemer from of old from hidden antiquity is your name your name
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms אָבִ֔י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avinu are our father our father HNcmsc/Sp1cp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 though for/because HC אַבְרָהָם֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo does not not HTn יְדָעָ֔/נוּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏/𐤍𐤅 yedaanu know us he knew us HVqp3ms/Sp1cp וְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael and Israel El contends and Yiserael HC/Np לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 does not not HTn יַכִּירָ֑/נוּ 𐤉𐤊𐤉𐤓/𐤍𐤅 yakiranu recognize us he will acknowledge us HVhi3ms/Sp1cp אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-2 You you HPp2ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אָבִ֔י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avinu-2 are our father our father HNcmsc/Sp1cp גֹּאֲלֵ֥/נוּ 𐤂𐤀𐤋/𐤍𐤅 goalenu our Redeemer our kinsman-redeemer HVqrmsc/Sp1cp מֵֽ/עוֹלָ֖ם 𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 meolam from of old from hidden antiquity HR/Ncmsa שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 shemekha is your name your name HNcmsc/Sp2ms
Verse 19
we have been we were / we became from of old from hidden antiquity not not you have ruled you ruled over them — not not was called we call your name your name over them upon them Oh that if only you had torn you tore apart the heavens the lofty heights you had come down you descended before your face from your presence mountains mountains would flow down they were deemed worthless
הָיִ֗ינוּ 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤍𐤅 hayinu we have been we were / we became HVqp1cp מֵֽ/עוֹלָם֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 meolam from of old from hidden antiquity HR/Ncmsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn מָשַׁ֣לְתָּ 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤕 mashaleta you have ruled you ruled HVqp2ms בָּ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam over them HR/Sp3mp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn נִקְרָ֥א 𐤍𐤒𐤓𐤀 niqera was called we call HVNp3ms שִׁמְ/ךָ֖ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 shimekha your name your name HNcmsc/Sp2ms עֲלֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem over them upon them HR/Sp3mp לוּא 𐤋𐤅𐤀 lu Oh that if only HC קָרַ֤עְתָּ 𐤒𐤓𐤏𐤕 qaraeta you had torn you tore apart HVqp2ms שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 shamayim the heavens the lofty heights HNcmpa יָרַ֔דְתָּ 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤕 yaradeta you had come down you descended HVqp2ms מִ/פָּנֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 mipaneykha before your face from your presence HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms הָרִ֥ים 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim mountains mountains HNcmpa נָזֹֽלּוּ 𐤍𐤆𐤋𐤅 nazolu would flow down they were deemed worthless HVNp3cp
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