1I ask, “Who is this who is coming from Bozrah city in Edom,
2I ask him, “What are those red spots on your clothes?
3He replies, “I have been treading on my enemies, not on grapes.
4I did that because it was time for me [SYN] to get revenge;
5I searched for someone who would enable me to help my people,
6Because I was extremely angry, I punished the nations;
7I will tell about Yahweh faithfully loving his people,
8Yahweh said, “These are my people;
9When we had many troubles,
10But we rebelled against him,
11Then we thought about what happened long ago,
12Where is the one who showed his glorious power [MTY],
13Where is the one who led our ancestors while they walked through the sea bed?
14They were like [SIM] cattle that walk down into a valley to rest,
15Yahweh, look down from heaven;
16You are our father.
17Yahweh, why did you cause us to wander away from your road [RHQ]?
18We, your holy people, possessed your sacred temple for only a short time,
19Now it seems as though we never were ruled by you,