Isaiah 63:1

Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”

2 Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress?

3 “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
KJV
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
WEB
Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? Who is this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength? “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
ASV
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
DARBY
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with deep-red garments from Bozrah, this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
BLB
Who [is] this coming from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bozrah, this One glorious in His apparel, traveling in the greatness of His strength? “[It is] I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
ÅB
Hvem er han som kommer fra Edom, i røde klær fra Bosra, så prektig i sin kledning, kneisende i sin store kraft? - Det er jeg, jeg som taler rettferdighet, som er mektig til å frelse.
OTB
Hvem er dette som kommer fra Edom, med klær i strålende farger fra Bosra, han som er majestetisk i sin drakt, marsjerer frem i sin styrkes storhet? "Det er jeg, den som taler i rettferdighet, mektig til å frelse."
B1930
Hvem er han som kommer fra Edom, i røde klær fra Bosra, så prektig i sin klædning, kneisende i sin store kraft? - Det er jeg, jeg som taler rettferdighet, som er mektig til å frelse.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 19:13

    He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.

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  • Isaiah 34:5–6

    When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.

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  • Psalms 137:7

    Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”

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  • Isaiah 63:2–3

    Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress?

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  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

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  • Amos 1:11–12

    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.

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  • Song of Solomon 8:5

    Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.

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  • Matthew 21:10

    When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

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