God’s Vengeance on the Nations 1 DBY Who is this that cometh from Edom, with deep-red 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. BSB BSB: Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
2 DBY — Wherefore is redness in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winevat? BSB BSB: Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress?
3 DBY I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the peoples not a man was with me; and I have trodden them in mine anger, and trampled them in my fury; and their blood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all mine apparel. BSB BSB: “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.
4 DBY For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed had come. BSB BSB: For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.
5 DBY And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: and mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. BSB BSB: I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.
6 DBY And I have trodden down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my fury; and their blood have I brought down to the earth. BSB BSB: I trampled the nations in My anger; in My wrath I made them drunk and poured out their blood on the ground.”
God’s Mercies Recalled 7 DBY I will record the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah, the praises of Jehovah, according to all that Jehovah hath bestowed upon us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel which he hath bestowed upon them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses. BSB BSB: I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
8 DBY And he said, They are indeed my people, children that will not lie; and he became their Saviour. BSB BSB: For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior.
9 DBY 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 bore them and carried them all the days of old. BSB BSB: In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
10 DBY But they rebelled and grieved his holy Spirit: and he turned to be their enemy; himself, he fought against them. BSB BSB: But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
11 DBY But he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people: Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he that put his holy Spirit within him, BSB BSB: Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,
12 DBY his glorious arm leading them by the right hand of Moses, dividing the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name, BSB BSB: who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,
13 DBY — who led them through the depths, like a horse in the wilderness, and they stumbled not? BSB BSB: who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble?
14 DBY As cattle go down into the valley, the Spirit of Jehovah gave them rest; so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name. BSB BSB: Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name.
A Prayer for Mercy (Jeremiah 14:19–22)
15 DBY Look down from the heavens, 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 tender mercies? Are they restrained toward me? BSB BSB: Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
16 DBY For thou art our Father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, Jehovah, art our Father; our Redeemer, from everlasting, is thy name. BSB BSB: Yet 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 Everlasting is Your name.
17 DBY Why, O Jehovah, hast thou made us to err from thy ways, hast hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. BSB BSB: Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.
18 DBY Thy holy people have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. BSB BSB: For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary.
19 DBY We have become like those over whom thou never barest rule, those not called by thy name. BSB BSB: We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name.
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