Catholic Public Domain Version
"So then, why is your garment red, and why are your vestments like the ones of those who tread the winepress? "
— Isaiah 63:2, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?”
“Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winevat? ”
“Why are you red in your clothing, and your garments like him who treads in the wine vat?”
“Why are your clothes red? Why do you look like someone who has stomped on grapes in a vat?”
“Why then is thy apparel red, and thy garments like theirs that tread in the winepress?”
“Why is your clothing red, and why are your robes like those of one who is crushing the grapes?”
“Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?”
Who is this, who arrives from Edom with dyed garments from Bozrah? This is the Handsome One in his robe, advancing by the fullness of his strength. It is I, the Speaker of Justice, and I am the Fighter for Salvation.
So then, why is your garment red, and why are your vestments like the ones of those who tread the winepress?
I have trod the winepress alone. And among the nations, there is no man beside me. I have trampled on them in my fury, and I have tread them down in my wrath. And so, their blood has been sprinkled on my vestments, and I have stained all my garments.
For the day of vengeance is in my heart. The year of my redemption has arrived.
I gazed around, and there was no one to assist. I sought, and there was no one who would help. And so, my own arm has saved for me, and my own wrath itself has assisted me.