1. Who is this coming from Edom?He comes from the city of Bozrah dressed in red.Who is this dressed in fine clothes?He marches forward with his great power.He says, “I, the Lord, speak what is right.I have the power to save you.”
2. Why are your clothes bright redas if you had walked on the grapes to make wine?
3. The Lord answers, “I have walked in the winepress alone.No one among the nations helped me.I was angry and walked on the nations.I crushed them because of my anger.Blood splashed on my clothes.I stained all my clothing.
4. I chose a time to punish people.And the time has come for me to save my people.
5. I looked around, but I saw no one to help me.I was surprised that no one supported me.So I used my own power to save my people.My own anger supported me.
6. While I was angry, I walked on the nations.In my anger I punished themand poured their blood on the ground.”
7. I will tell about the Lord’s kindness.And I will praise him for what he has done.He has given many good things to us.He has been very good to the people of Israel.The Lord has shown mercy to us.And he has been kind to us.
8. The Lord said, “These are my people.My children will not lie to me.”So the Lord saved them.