Isaiah 63:5

Judgment

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.

⁴ For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.

I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.

⁶ I trampled the nations in My anger; in My wrath I made them drunk and poured out their blood on the ground.”

⁷ I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.

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.

Compare

BSB: I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.
KJV: And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
WEB: I looked, and there was no one to help; and I wondered that there was no one to uphold. Therefore my own arm brought salvation to me. My own wrath upheld me.
ASV: And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my wrath, it upheld me.
DARBY: And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: and mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
BLB: And I looked, and [there was] no one helping, and I was dismayed that [there was] no one to uphold; and My own arm brought salvation for Me, and it [was] My own wrath [that] upheld Me.

ÅB: og jeg så meg om, men det var ingen som hjalp; jeg undret meg, men det var ingen som støttet meg; da hjalp min arm meg, og min harme støttet meg,
OTB: Jeg så meg om, men det var ingen til å hjelpe, og jeg ble forferdet over at ingen ga støtte; så min egen arm brakte meg frelse, og min harme støttet meg.
B1930: og jeg så mig om, men det var ingen som hjalp; jeg undret mig, men det var ingen som støttet mig; da hjalp min arm mig, og min harme støttet mig,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 44:3
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
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Psalms 98:1
Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
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Isaiah 52:10
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
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Isaiah 41:28
When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
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Isaiah 59:16–18
He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
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Hosea 1:7
Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
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Isaiah 40:10
Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
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Isaiah 50:2
Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
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