Isaiah 63:2-3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 63:2

Wherefore art thou red? - The inquiry of the people. Whence is it that that gorgeous apparel is stained with blood?And thy garment like him that treadeth in the wine-fat? - Or rather the ‘wine-press.’ The word used here (גת gath) means the place where the grapes were placed to be trodden with the feet, and from which the juice would flow off into a vat or receptacle. Of course the juice of the grape would stain the raiment of him who was employed in this business, and would give him the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 63:3

I have trodden the wine-press alone - I, Yahweh, have indeed trod the wine-press of my wrath, and I have done it alone (compare the notes at Isaiah 34:5-6). The idea here is, that he had completely destroyed his foes in Idumea, and had done it by a great slaughter.For I will tread - Or rather, I trod them. It refers to what he had done; or what was then past.And their blood shall be sprinkled - Or rather, their blood was sprinkled. The word used here (נצח nētsach) does not commonly mean blood;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 63:2-4

Isaiah 63:2-4. Wherefore art thou red, &c. The dialogue is continued, and the prophet or the church, having inquired concerning the person, now inquires why his habit has been thus sprinkled and stained. I have trodden the wine-press alone I have destroyed the enemies of my people, I have crushed them as grapes are crushed; this being a usual metaphor to describe the utter destruction of a people, Psalms 44:5; Revelation 14:19-20; and the ease with which God can do it, which is no... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 63:1-6

God’s holy anger (63:1-6)When Babylon made its last attack on Jerusalem (587 BC), Edom joined in, taking wicked delight in helping to destroy the Israelite nation. God’s messengers announced his judgment on Edom for this (Psalms 137:7; Obadiah 1:10-14; cf. Malachi 1:4-5), though in the denunciation in the present chapter, Edom may be a symbol for all God’s enemies. (Compare the picture that follows with Revelation 14:18-20; Revelation 19:13-16.)On seeing a person clothed in red approaching him... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 63:2

red = ' adom . Hence "Edom" (Isaiah 63:1 ). winefat = winepress. Hebrew. gath. Not yekeb, a wine-vat. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 63:3

winepress = trough. Hebrew. purah. the people = peoples. none = not a man. Hebrew. 'ish . App-14 . blood. Literally grape-juice, put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), for life-blood. All this is in judgment, not redemption. Compare Revelation 14:20 ; Revelation 19:11-21 . shall be sprinkled = will spurt. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 63:3

Isaiah 63:3. I have trodden, &c.— This is a common image among the prophets, generally made use of to describe the effects of the divine vengeance, but never touched upon by any classic author among the Greeks and Romans. Bishop Lowth has well observed, that there is an energy and sublimity in this description, which is not to be parallelled in any language. Though, indeed, the image of a warrior inebriated with wine may appear to modern critics a coarse comparison, when applied to the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 63:2

2. The prophet asks why His garments are "dyed" and "red." winefat—rather, the "wine-press," wherein the grapes were trodden with the feet; the juice would stain the garment of him who trod them (Revelation 14:19; Revelation 14:20; Revelation 19:15). The image was appropriate, as the country round Bozrah abounded in grapes. This final blow inflicted by Messiah and His armies (Revelation 19:15- :) shall decide His claim to the kingdoms usurped by Satan, and by the "beast," to whom Satan... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 63:3

3. Reply of Messiah. For the image, see Lamentations 1:15. He "treads the wine-press" here not as a sufferer, but as an inflicter of vengeance. will tread . . . shall be . . . will stain—rather preterites, "I trod . . . trampled . . . was sprinkled . . . I stained." blood—literally, "spirited juice" of the grape, pressed out by treading [GESENIUS]. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 63:1-6

The solitary Warrior 63:1-6The Lord explained how Israel could possibly rejoice in the repossession of its homeland, even if such malicious neighbors as the Edomites still surrounded it."Having described the exaltation of Zion and her enlargement through the influx of the Gentiles, the prophet turns to describe the destruction of Zion’s enemies." [Note: Young, 3:475.] "The oracle is most dramatic. The only OT passage that in any way resembles it is the account of Joshua’s encounter with the... read more