Isaiah 63:3

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

I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

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“I have trodden the wine press alone; and of the peoples, no one was with me: Yes, I trod them in my anger, and trampled them in my wrath. Their lifeblood is sprinkled on my garments, and I have stained all my clothing.

I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

I have trodden the wine press alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in my anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled on my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

63:4 For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

What does Isaiah 63:3 mean?

Isaiah 63:3 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דָּרַךְ (dârak), פּוּרָה (pûwrâh), עַם (ʻam).

Hebrew interlinear

have

troddenדָּרַךְdârak/daw-rak'/H1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)

the

winepressפּוּרָהpûwrâh/poo-raw'/H6333a wine-press (as crushing the grapes)

alone;

and

the

peopleעַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

there

was

noneאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

with

me:

for

will

treadדָּרַךְdârak/daw-rak'/H1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)

them

mine

anger,אַףʼaph/af/H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

and

trampleרָמַסrâmaç/raw-mas'/H7429to tread upon (as a potter, in walking or abusively)

them

fury;חֵמָהchêmâh/khay-maw'/H2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

and

their

bloodנֵצַחNêtsach/nay'-tsakh/H5332juice of the grape (as blood red)

shall

sprinkledנָזָהnâzâh/naw-zaw'/H5137to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation)

upon

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

and

will

stainגָּאַלgâʼal/gaw-al'/H1351to soil or (figuratively) desecrate

all

raiment.מַלְבּוּשׁmalbûwsh/mal-boosh'/H4403a garment, or (collectively) clothing

Topics

Anger Edomites Edomites, the Excellency and Glory of Christ, the Power of Christ, the Prophecies Respecting Christ Wine

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 63:3.

Deuteronomy 29:23

And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

Deuteronomy 9:19

For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.

Psalms 91:13

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. adder: or, asp

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 63:3 say?

Isaiah 63:3 (King James Version) reads: "I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment."

Is Isaiah 63:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 63:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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