1. Who is this coming from Edom, from the city of Bozrah? His clothes are stained bright red. He is glorious in his clothes. He is walking tall with his great power. He says, “I have the power to save you, and I speak the truth.”
2. “Why are your clothes bright red? They are like the clothes of someone who tramples grapes to make wine.”
3. He answers, “I walked in the winepress by myself. No one helped me. I was angry, and I trampled the grapes. The juice splashed on my clothes, so now they are stained.
4. I chose a time to punish people. Now the time has come for me to save and protect 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. In my anger I trampled down the nations. I punished them in anger and spilled their blood on the ground.”
7. I will remember the kind things the Lord has done, and I will remember to praise him. The Lord has given many good things to the family of Israel. He has been very kind to us. He has shown us mercy.
8. He said, “These are my people. These are my real children.” So he saved them.
9. The people had many troubles, but he was not against them. He loved them and felt sorry for them, so he saved them. He sent his special angel to save them. He picked them up and carried them, just as he did long ago.
10. But they turned against him and made his Holy Spirit very sad. So the Lord became their enemy and fought against them.
11. Then they remembered what happened long ago. They remembered Moses and those with him. So where is the one who brought them through the sea along with the shepherds who led his flock? Where is the one who sent his Holy Spirit to live among them?