“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. 2 Wherefore [art thou] red in thine apparel, and thy garments like
him that treadeth in the winefat? 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. 4 For the
day of vengeance [is] in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is
come. 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. 6 And I will tread down the people
in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down
their strength to the earth.”
“7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, [and] the praises
of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the
great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on
them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his
lovingkindnesses. 8 For he said, Surely they [are] my people, children
[that] will not lie: so he was their Saviour. 9 In all their affliction
he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love
and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all
the days of old. 10 But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit:
therefore he was turned to be their enemy, [and] he fought against them.
11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, [and] his people,
[saying], Where [is] he that brought them up out of the sea with the
shepherd of his flock? where [is] he that put his holy Spirit within
him? 12 That led [them] by the right hand of Moses with his glorious
arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting
name? 13 That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness,
[that] they should not stumble? 14 As a beast goeth down into the
valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead
thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.”
“15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy
holiness and of thy glory: where [is] thy zeal and thy strength, the
sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they
restrained? 16 Doubtless thou [art] our father, though Abraham be
ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, [art] our
father, our redeemer; thy name [is] from everlasting. 17 O LORD, why
hast thou made us to err from thy ways, [and] hardened our heart from
thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine
inheritance. 18 The people of thy holiness have possessed [it] but a
little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. 19 We are
[thine]: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy
name.” (Isaiah 63:1-19 AV)