Isaiah 63:5 meaning and explanation

I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.

Isaiah 63:5, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is the LORD himself, answering the watchman's questions in verses 1 and 2 as he returns from Edom, Israel's long-standing enemy, with garments stained like a winepress worker's. In this poetic oracle, no nation or ally steps forward to execute God's judgment on behalf of his oppressed people.

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