God’s Vengeance on the Nations

1Who is this coming from Edom,

in crimsoned garments from Bozrah,

this One glorious in His apparel,

traveling in the greatness of His strength?

“It is I, proclaiming vindication,†

mighty to save.”

2Why is red unto Your clothing,

and Your garments like one treading in the winepress?

3“The winepress I have trodden by myself alone,

and from the peoples no man was with me;

and I trampled them in My anger,

and I trampled them in My fury,

and their blood is spattered upon My garments,

and all My clothes I have stained.

4For the day of vengeance is in My heart,

and the year of My redeeming has come!

5And I looked, and there was no one helping,

and I was dismayed that there was no one to uphold;

and My own arm brought salvation for Me,

and it was My own wrath that upheld Me.

6And I trampled the peoples in My anger,

and made them drunk in My wrath,

and I poured out to the earth” their blood!

God’s Mercies Recalled

7The loving devotion of YHWH I will recount,

the praises of YHWH,

according to all that YHWH has done for us,

and the abundant goodness to the house of Israel that

He has done for them, according to His compassion, and according to the abundance of His loving devotion.

8And He said, “Surely they are My people,

sons not unfaithful.”

And He was unto them as a Savior.

9In all their distress, he was afflicted,

and the Angel of His Presence† saved them;

in His love and in His compassion He redeemed them,

and He lifted them and carried them

all the days of old.

10And they rebelled

and grieved His Holy Spirit;

and He turned Himself against them as an enemy,

and He fought against them.

11And He remembered the days of old,

of Moses and his people:

Where is the One who brought them up from the sea

with the shepherds of His flock?

Where is is the One who set

within him His Holy Spirit,

12the One leading them by the right hand of Moses

the arm of His glory,

dividing the waters before their face,

to make for Himself an everlasting name;

13the One leading them through the depths

like a horse in the wilderness;

they did not stumble?

14As the beast goes down into the valley,

the Spirit of YHWH gave them rest—

thus You led Your people,

to make for Yourself a glorious name.

A Prayer for Mercy
(Jeremiah 14:19–22)

15Look down from the heavens and see,

from the habitation of Your holiness and Your glory!

Where is Your zeal and Your strength,

the groaning of Your bowels and Your compassion toward me—

are they restrained?

16For You are our Father,

though Abraham does not know us

and Israel does not acknowledge us,

You, O YHWH, are our Father,

Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.

17Why do You let us stray O YHWH, from Your ways,

and harden our hearts from fearing You?

Return Your servants

for the sake of the tribes of Your inheritance.

18For a short time Your holy people possessed it;

our adversaries have trampled Your sanctuary. 19From of old

we have been You had not ruled over them,

those not called by Your name.