Isaiah 63:1

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. glorious: Heb. decked

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Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? Who this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength? “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”

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.

Who is this that comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

63:2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?

What does Isaiah 63:1 mean?

Isaiah 63:1 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בּוֹא (bôwʼ), אֱדֹם (ʼĔdôm), חָמֵץ (châmêts).

Hebrew interlinear

Who

this

that

comethבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

from

Edom,אֱדֹםʼĔdôm/ed-ome'/H123Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him

with

dyedחָמֵץchâmêts/khaw-mates'/H2556to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)

garmentsבֶּגֶדbeged/behg'-ed/H899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage

from

Bozrah?בׇּצְרָהBotsrâh/bots-raw'/H1224Botsrah, a place in Edom

this

that

gloriousהָדַרhâdar/haw-dar'/H1921to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proud

his

apparel,לְבוּשׁlᵉbûwsh/leb-oosh'/H3830a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife

travellingצָעָהtsâʻâh/tsaw-aw'/H6808to tip over (for the purpose of spilling or pouring out), i.e. (figuratively) depopulate; by implication, to imprison or conquer; (reflexive) to lie down (for coitus)

the

greatnessרֹבrôb/robe/H7230abundance (in any respect)

his

strength?כֹּחַkôach/ko'-akh/H3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard

that

speakדָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

righteousness,צְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâh/tsed-aw-kaw'/H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

mightyרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

save.יָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

glorious:

Heb.

decked

Topics

Edomites Edomites, the Excellency and Glory of Christ, the Power of Christ, the Salvation

People & places in this verse

Places

Bozrah

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 63:1.

Isaiah 34:6

The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.

Isaiah 63:2

Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?

Jeremiah 49:22

Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 63:1 say?

Isaiah 63:1 (King James Version) reads: "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. glorious: Heb. decked"

Is Isaiah 63:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 63:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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