Isaiah 63:6

63:6 I trampled nations in my anger,

I made them drunk ¹  in my rage,

I splashed their blood on the ground.” ² 

Isaiah 63:18

63:18 For a short time your special ³  nation possessed a land, ⁴ 

but then our adversaries knocked down ⁵  your holy sanctuary.

[63:6]  ¹ sn See Isa 49:26 and 51:23 for similar imagery.

[63:6]  ² tn Heb “and I brought down to the ground their juice.” “Juice” refers to their blood (see v. 3).

[63:18]  ³ tn Or “holy” (ASV, NASB, NRSV, TEV, NLT).

[63:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “for a short time they had a possession, the people of your holiness.”

[63:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “your adversaries trampled on.”