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Isaiah 63:4

63:3 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.

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

KJV

For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed has come.

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

For the day of vengeance is in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

63:5 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.

What does Isaiah 63:4 mean?

Isaiah 63:4 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹם (yôwm), נָקָם (nâqâm), לֵב (lêb).

Hebrew interlinear

For

the

dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

of

vengeanceנָקָםnâqâm/naw-kawm'/H5359revenge

is

in

mine

heart,לֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

and

the

yearשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)

of

my

redeemedגָּאַלgâʼal/gaw-al'/H1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)

is

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

Topics

Anger Edomites Edomites, the Years

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 63:4.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. in process: Heb. at the end of days

And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 63:4 say?

Isaiah 63:4 (King James Version) reads: "For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come."

Is Isaiah 63:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 63:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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