| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Who is this who comes from Edom, With dyed garments from Bozrah, This One who is glorious in His apparel, Traveling in the greatness of His strength?— “I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.” | 1Who is this coming from Edom in crimson-stained garments from Bozrah-- this One who is splendid in His apparel, rising up proudly in His great might? It is I, proclaiming vindication, powerful to save. |
| 2Why is Your apparel red, And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress? | 2Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads a winepress? |
| 3“I have trodden the winepress alone, And from the peoples no one was with Me. For I have trodden them in My anger, And trampled them in My fury; Their blood is sprinkled upon My garments, And I have stained all My robes. | 3I trampled the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and ground them underfoot in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. |
| 4For the day of vengeance is in My heart, And the year of My redeemed has come. | 4For I planned the day of vengeance, and the year of My redemption came. |
| 5I looked, but there was no one to help, And I wondered That there was no one to uphold; Therefore My own arm brought salvation for Me; And My own fury, it sustained Me. | 5I looked, but there was no one to help, and I was amazed that no one assisted; so My arm accomplished victory for Me, and My wrath assisted Me. |
| 6I have trodden down the peoples in My anger, Made them drunk in My fury, And brought down their strength to the earth.” | 6I crushed nations in My anger; I made them drunk with My wrath and poured out their blood on the ground. |
| 7I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD And the praises of the LORD, According to all that the LORD has bestowed on us, And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies, According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses. | 7I will make known the LORD's faithful love and the LORD's praiseworthy acts, because of all the LORD has done for us-- even the many good things He has done for the house of Israel and has done for them based on His compassion and the abundance of His faithful love. |
| 8For He said, “Surely they are My people, Children who will not lie.” So He became their Savior. | 8He said, "They are indeed My people, children who will not be disloyal," and He became their Savior. |
| 9In 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 bore them and carried them All the days of old. | 9In all their suffering, He suffered, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. He redeemed them because of His love and compassion; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of the past. |
| 10But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So He turned Himself against them as an enemy, And He fought against them. | 10But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He became their enemy and fought against them. |
| 11Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying: “Where is He who brought them up out of the sea With the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them, | 11Then He remembered the days of the past, the days of Moses and his people. Where is He who brought them out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit among the flock? |
| 12Who led them by the right hand of Moses, With His glorious arm, Dividing the water before them To make for Himself an everlasting name, | 12He sent His glorious arm to be at Moses' right hand, divided the waters before them to obtain eternal fame for Himself, |
| 13Who led them through the deep, As a horse in the wilderness, That they might not stumble?” | 13and led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble. |
| 14As a beast goes down into the valley, And the Spirit of the LORD causes him to rest, So You lead Your people, To make Yourself a glorious name. | 14Like cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make a glorious name for Yourself. |
| 15Look down from heaven, And see from Your habitation, holy and glorious. Where are Your zeal and Your strength, The yearning of Your heart and Your mercies toward me? Are they restrained? | 15Look down from heaven and see from Your lofty home--holy and beautiful. Where is Your zeal and Your might? Your yearning and Your compassion are withheld from me. |
| 16Doubtless You are our Father, Though Abraham was ignorant of us, And Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. | 16Yet You are our Father, even though Abraham does not know us and Israel doesn't recognize us. You, Yahweh, are our Father; from ancient times, Your name is our Redeemer. |
| 17O LORD, why have You made us stray from Your ways, And hardened our heart from Your fear? Return for Your servants’ sake, The tribes of Your inheritance. | 17Why, Yahweh, do You make us stray from Your ways? You harden our hearts so we do not fear You. Return, because of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage. |
| 18Your holy people have possessed it but a little while; Our adversaries have trodden down Your sanctuary. | 18Your holy people had a possession for a little while, but our enemies have trampled down Your sanctuary. |
| 19We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled, Those who were never called by Your name. | 19We have become like those You never ruled over, like those not called by Your name. |
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