Isaiah 63:3

““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.”

Isaiah 63:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Allusion · Revelation 14:20

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Both texts speak of the trodden winepress and of the blood that spatters.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • דָּרַכְתִּיdarajtiH1869ἐπατήθηepatēthēG3961“tread, walk”
  • נִצְחָnitsajH5332αἷμαhaimaG129“blood, juice”

Allusion · Revelation 19:15

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Both texts speak of treading the winepress in fury and wrath.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • דָּרַכְתִּיdarajtiH1869πατεῖpateiG3961“tread, walk”
  • חֲמָתִjamatiH2534θυμοῦthymouG2372“fury, wrath”
  • אַפִּapiH639ὀργῆςorgēsG3709“anger; nose”

Isaiah 63:3, word by word

“The winepressפּוּרָהpura

winepress

A vat where grapes are trodden for wine.

Where else “pura” appears
I have troddenדָּרַכְתִּיdarachti

tread

To step on; crush grapes underfoot.

Where else “darachti” appears
aloneבַדִּvadi

alone

One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.

Where else “vadi” appears
and from the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “amim” appears
manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
in my angerאַפִּapi

anger

The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.

Where else “api” appears
and trampled themאֶרְמְסֵermse

trample

Tread, trample with the feet: the potter's clay, grapes, or a person or thing crushed under those passing by. In 2 Kings 7:17, 20 the people, rushing out through the gate, trample the officer and he dies.

Where else “ermse” appears
in my furyחֲמָתִchamati

fury

Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.

Where else “chamati” appears
and their juiceנִצְחָnitsach

juice; lifeblood

Juice, the red juice of grapes; figuratively, blood spilled.

Where else “nitsach” appears
spatteredיֵזyez

sprinkle

Sprinkle, spatter (of blood, oil or water).

Where else “yez” appears
on my garmentsבְּגָדַbegada

garment

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

Where else “begada” appears
my clothingמַלְבּוּשַׁmalbusha

clothing, garment

Garment, clothing: what someone has on.

Where else “malbusha” appears
I have stainedאֶגְאָלְתִּיegalti

defile

To soil something or someone, leaving it unclean before God.

Where else “egalti” appears

Translation note

Revelation 19:13-15 takes up the image of the winepress and of the garment stained with blood.

The context

2Why is your apparel red, and your garments like those of one who treads in the winepress?

3 · This verse (above)

4For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed had come.

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