The Darby Translation DBY
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 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.
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Who 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]."
2 -- Wherefore is redness in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winevat?
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Why are your clothes red and your garments like those who trample grapes in a winepress?
3 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.
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"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.
4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed had come.
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I planned the day of vengeance. The year for my reclaiming [you] has come.
5 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.
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I 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.
6 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.
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In my anger I trampled on people. In my wrath I made them drunk and poured their blood on the ground."
7 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.
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I will acknowledge the LORD's acts of mercy, and [sing] the praises of the LORD, because of everything that the LORD has done for us. He has done many good things for the nation of Israel because of his compassion and his unlimited mercy.
8 And he said, They are indeed my people, children that will not lie; and he became their Saviour.
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He said, "They are my people, children who will not lie to me." So he became their Savior.
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 bore them and carried them all the days of old.
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In all their troubles he was troubled, and he was the Messenger who saved them. In his love and compassion he reclaimed them. He always held them and carried them in the past.
10 But they rebelled and grieved his holy Spirit: and he turned to be their enemy; himself, he fought against them.
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But they rebelled and offended his Holy Spirit. So he turned against them as their enemy; he fought against them.
11 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,
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Then his people remembered Moses and the distant past. Where is the one who brought them out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who put his Holy Spirit in them?
12 his glorious arm leading them by the right hand of Moses, dividing the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name,
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Where is the one who sent his powerful arm to support the right hand of Moses? Where is the one who divided the water in front of them to make an everlasting name for himself?
13 -- who led them through the depths, like a horse in the wilderness, [and] they stumbled not?
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Where is the one who led them through the deep water? Like horses in the wilderness, they didn't stumble.
14 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.
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Like animals going down into a valley, they were given rest by the LORD's Spirit. In this way you guided your people to make an honored name for yourself.
15 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?
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Look down and see from heaven, from your holy and beautiful dwelling. Where is your determination and might? Where is the longing of your heart and your compassion? Don't hold back.
16 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.
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You are our Father. Even though Abraham doesn't know us and Israel doesn't pay attention to us, O LORD, you are our Father. Your name is our Defender From Everlasting.
17 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.
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O LORD, why do you let us wander from your ways and become so stubborn that we are unable to fear you? Return for the sake of your servants. They are the tribes that belong to you.
18 Thy holy people have possessed [it] but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
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Your holy people possessed the land for a little while. Our enemies have trampled on your holy place.
19 We have become [like those] over whom thou never barest rule, those not called by thy name.
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We have become like those whom you never ruled, like those who are not called by your name.
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