The Meaning of Isaiah 63:1 Explained

Isaiah 63:1

KJV: Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed 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.

YLT: Who is this coming from Edom? With dyed garments from Bozrah? This that is honourable in his clothing, Travelling in the abundance of his power?' -- 'I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save.'

Darby: 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.

ASV: Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

Discover Isaiah 63:1

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 63:1?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 63:1 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 63:1 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 63:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Who [is] this that cometh  from Edom,  with dyed  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. 

What does Isaiah 63:1 Mean?

Study Notes

redeemed
Heb. "goel," Redemp. (Kinsman type).
Redeemer
Redemption: Kinsman type, summary. The goel, or Kinsman-Redeemer, is a beautiful type of Christ.
(1) The kinsman redemption was of persons, and an inheritance Leviticus 25:48 ; Leviticus 25:25 ; Galatians 4:5 ; Ephesians 1:7 ; Ephesians 1:11 ; Ephesians 1:14
(2) The Redeemer must be a kinsman Leviticus 25:48 ; Leviticus 25:49 ; Ruth 3:12 ; Ruth 3:13 ; Galatians 4:4 ; Hebrews 2:14 ; Hebrews 2:15 .
(3) The Redeemer must be able to redeem Ruth 4:4-6 ; Jeremiah 50:34 ; John 10:11 ; John 10:18
(4) Redemption is effected by the goel paying the just demand in full Leviticus 25:27 ; 1 Peter 1:18 ; 1 Peter 1:19 ; Galatians 3:13 . (See Scofield " Exodus 14:30 ") See Scofield " Romans 3:24 "
come to Zion
The time when the "Redeemer shall come to Zion" is fixed, relatively, by Romans 11:23-29 as following the completion of the Gentile Church. That is also the order of the great dispensational passage, Acts 15:14-17 .
In both, the return of the Lord to Zion follows the outcalling of the Church.
come to Zion
The time when the "Redeemer shall come to Zion" is fixed, relatively, by Romans 11:23-29 as following the completion of the Gentile Church. That is also the order of the great dispensational passage, Acts 15:14-17 .
In both, the return of the Lord to Zion follows the outcalling of the Church.

Verse Meaning

Isaiah described a watchman observing a Warrior coming from the southeast, the direction of Edom (red) and its capital Bozrah (vintage; cf. Isaiah 52:8). Edom was Israel"s perennial enemy, but here it quite clearly represents, by synecdoche, all of Israel"s enemies.
"Babylon and Edom are always to be taken literally, so far as the primary meaning of the prophecy is concerned; but they are also representative, Babylon standing for the violent and tyrannical world-power, and Edom for the world as cherishing hostility and manifesting hostility to Israel as Israel, i.e. as the people of God." [1]
This Warrior was coming to Israel, having defeated Israel"s enemies. He was a mighty Prayer of Manasseh , strong and majestic, wearing vivid garments. The Warrior identified Himself as someone who speaks (cf. John 1:1-2; John 1:14). This is the outstanding characteristic of God from Genesis 1:3 to Revelation 21:5. His words were right and His strength was for salvation. Watts viewed this warrior as follows.
He is "a symbol of Persian imperial power fighting Jerusalem"s and Yahweh"s battles for them. Perhaps he is best thought of as Megabyzus, the redoubtable Persian general who served as satrap of Beyond the River during this period [2] ..." [3]

Context Summary

Isaiah 63:1-9 - The Mighty Savior
For long years there had been virulent hostility between Israel and Edom. It began when Esau and Jacob were lads. It broke out in bitterness when Edom denied Israel the right of passage, Numbers 20:20-21. When Babylon had triumphed over Jerusalem, Edom urged that her walls should be leveled to the ground, Psalms 137:7.
How great the change pictured here! The prophet stands at the division of the two countries, looking south, from the foothills of Judah across the sandy waste. In the distance he beholds the mighty Warrior coming up from Edom, His garments wet, not with His own blood, but with Edom's; henceforth to stand as sentinel between Edom and Israel, so that nevermore need Israel fear invasion.
If Edom stands for sins of passion or for the hatred of unscrupulous foes, see how safe and blessed you are. Jesus, the Mighty to save, stands between you and your besetting sins, between you and your fears, between you and the power of the adversary, Psalms 63:9. "Mention the lovingkindness of the Lord!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 63

1  Christ shows who he is
2  What his victory over his enemies
7  And what his mercy toward his church
10  In his just wrath he remembers his free mercy
15  The church, in her prayer
17  And complaint, professes her faith

What do the individual words in Isaiah 63:1 mean?

Who [is] this who comes from Edom dyed with garments from Bozrah this [One] [who is] glorious in His apparel Traveling in the greatness of His strength I who speak in righteousness mighty to save
מִי־ זֶ֣ה ׀ בָּ֣א מֵאֱד֗וֹם חֲמ֤וּץ בְּגָדִים֙ מִבָּצְרָ֔ה זֶ֚ה הָד֣וּר בִּלְבוּשׁ֔וֹ צֹעֶ֖ה בְּרֹ֣ב ؟ כֹּח֑וֹ אֲנִ֛י מְדַבֵּ֥ר בִּצְדָקָ֖ה רַ֥ב לְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ

מִי־  Who  [is] 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: מִי  
Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
זֶ֣ה ׀  this 
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
בָּ֣א  who  comes 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
מֵאֱד֗וֹם  from  Edom 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱדֹום 
Sense: Edom.
חֲמ֤וּץ  dyed 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חָמוּץ 
Sense: to be leavened, be sour.
בְּגָדִים֙  with  garments 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֶּגֶד 
Sense: treachery, deceit.
מִבָּצְרָ֔ה  from  Bozrah 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּצְרָה 
Sense: a town in Edom.
זֶ֚ה  this  [One] 
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
הָד֣וּר  [who  is]  glorious 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: הֲדוּרִים 
Sense: to honour, adorn, glorify, be high.
בִּלְבוּשׁ֔וֹ  in  His  apparel 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לָבוּשׁ 
Sense: clothing, garment, apparel, raiment.
צֹעֶ֖ה  Traveling 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: צָעָה  
Sense: to stoop, bend, incline.
בְּרֹ֣ב  in  the  greatness 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹב  
Sense: multitude, abundance, greatness.
؟ כֹּח֑וֹ  of  His  strength 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כֹּחַ 
Sense: strength, power, might.
מְדַבֵּ֥ר  who  speak 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
בִּצְדָקָ֖ה  in  righteousness 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: צְדָקָה  
Sense: justice, righteousness.
רַ֥ב  mighty 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
לְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ  to  save 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: יָשַׁע 
Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.

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