Isaiah 62:8–63:6

⁸The Lord has sworn with his right hand and with his mighty arm, 

“I will never again let your enemies eat your grain, 

nor will foreigners drink the new wine which you made.” 

⁹Those who harvest grain 

will eat it and praise the Lord. 

Those who gather grapes 

will drink wine in my holy courtyards. 

¹⁰Go through! Go through the gates! 

Prepare a way for the people! 

Build up! Build up the highway! 

Clear away the stones! 

Raise a flag for the people! 

¹¹The Lord has announced to the ends of the earth: 

“Tell my people Zion, 

‘Your Savior is coming. 

His reward is with him, 

and the people he has won arrive ahead of him.’ ” 

¹²They will be called Holy People, Those Reclaimed by the Lord, 

and you will be called Sought After, a City Not Deserted. 

63RD CHAPTER

The Lord Alone Wins His Victory

¹Who is this coming from Bozrah in Edom 

with his clothes stained bright red? 

Who is this dressed in splendor, 

going forward with great strength? 

“It is I, the Lord. I am coming to announce my victory. 

I am powerful enough to save ⸤you⸥.” 

²Why are your clothes red 

and your garments like those who trample grapes in a winepress? 

³“I have trampled alone in the winepress. 

No one was with me. 

In my anger I trampled on people. 

In my wrath I stomped on them. 

Their blood splattered my clothes 

so all my clothing has been stained. 

⁴I planned the day of vengeance. 

The year for my reclaiming ⸤you⸥ has come. 

⁵I looked, but there was no help. 

I was astounded that there was no ⸤outside⸥ support. 

So with my own power I won a victory. 

My anger supported me. 

⁶In my anger I trampled on people. 

In my wrath I made them drunk 

and poured their blood on the ground.”