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The Lord’s Day of Vengeance

Who is this who comes from Edom,
in crimsoned garments from Bozrah,
he who is splendid in his apparel,
marching in the greatness of his strength?
“It is I, speaking in righteousness,
mighty to save.”

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God's Judgment on the Nations

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.

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Why is your apparel red,
and your garments like his who treads in the winepress?

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 from the peoples no one was with me;
I trod them in my anger
and trampled them in my wrath;
their lifeblooda spattered on my garments,
and stained all my apparel.

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 was in my heart,
and my year of redemptionb had come.

4

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

5

I looked, but there was no one to help;
I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold;
so my own arm brought me salvation,
and my wrath upheld me.

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.

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I trampled down the peoples in my anger;
I made them drunk in my wrath,
and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”

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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.

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The Lord’s Mercy Remembered

I will recount the steadfast love of the Lord,
the praises of the Lord,
according to all that the Lord has granted us,
and the great goodness to the house of Israel
that he has granted them according to his compassion,
according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

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God's Mercies Recalled

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 who will not deal falsely.”
And he became their Savior.

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,c
and the angel of his presence saved them;
in his love and in his pity he redeemed them;
he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

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 grieved his Holy Spirit;
therefore he turned to be their enemy,
and himself fought against them.

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,
of Moses and his people.d
Where is he who brought them up out of the sea
with the shepherds of his flock?
Where is he who put in the midst of them
his Holy Spirit,

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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

who caused his glorious arm
to go at the right hand of Moses,
who divided the waters before them
to make for himself an everlasting name,

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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

who led them through the depths?
Like a horse in the desert,
they did not stumble.

13

That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?

14

Like livestock that go down into the valley,
the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
So you led your people,
to make for yourself a glorious name.

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

Prayer for Mercy

Look down from heaven and see,
from your holy and beautifule habitation.
Where are your zeal and your might?
The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion
are held back from me.

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Prayer for Mercy

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

For you are our Father,
though Abraham does not know us,
and Israel does not acknowledge us;
you, O Lord, are our Father,
our Redeemer from of old is your name.

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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 do you make us wander from your ways
and harden our heart, so that we fear you not?
Return for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your heritage.

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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

Your holy people held possession for a little while;f
our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.

18

The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

19

We have become like those over whom you have never ruled,
like those who are not called by your name.

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We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.

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Isaiah 63

Isaiah 63