| New King James Version | King James 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 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. |
| 2Why is Your apparel red, And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress? | 2Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? |
| 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 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. |
| 4For the day of vengeance is in My heart, And the year of My redeemed has come. | 4For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. |
| 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. | 5And 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. |
| 6I have trodden down the peoples in My anger, Made them drunk in My fury, And brought down their strength to the earth.” | 6And 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 8For He said, “Surely they are My people, Children who will not lie.” So He became their Savior. | 8For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. |
| 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 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. |
| 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 vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he 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 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? |
| 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, | 12That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? |
| 13Who led them through the deep, As a horse in the wilderness, That they might not stumble?” | 13That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should 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. | 14As 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. |
| 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 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? |
| 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. | 16Doubtless 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. |
| 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. | 17O 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. |
| 18Your holy people have possessed it but a little while; Our adversaries have trodden down Your sanctuary. | 18The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. |
| 19We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled, Those who were never called by Your name. | 19We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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