Isaiah 63:2

“Why is your apparel red, and your garments like those of one who treads in the winepress?”

Isaiah 63:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 63:2, word by word

Whyמַדּוּעַmadua

why?

Why? For what reason?

Where else “madua” appears
is your apparelלְבוּשֶׁlevushe

garment

Garment, clothing.

Where else “levushe” appears
redאָדֹםadom

red

Red, reddish.

Where else “adom” appears
and your garmentsבְגָדֶיvegade

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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those of one who treadsדֹרֵךְdorech

tread

To step on; crush grapes underfoot.

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in the winepressגַתgat

winepress

Winepress: the place, cut in the rock, where grapes are trodden to get the wine.

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The context

1Who is this who comes from Edom, with garments dyed red from Bozrah, this one glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, speaking in righteousness, great to save.”

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3“The winepress I have trodden alone, and from the peoples there was no man with me; and I trod them in my anger, and trampled them in my fury; and their juice spattered on my garments, and all my clothing I have stained.

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