King James Version

Isaiah 63:6

And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.

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וְאָב֤וּסveavusand loathבּוּסconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and loath”, an unfinished actionH947to trample (literally or figuratively)loath, tread (down, under (foot)), be polluted.עַמִּים֙amimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.בְּאַפִּ֔יbeapiin faceאַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.וַאֲשַׁכְּרֵ֖םvaashakremand drinkשָׁכַרconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and drink”, an unfinished actionH7937to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence(be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)בַּחֲמָתִ֑יbachamatiin angerחֵמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).וְאוֹרִ֥ידveoridand bring downיָרַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and bring down”, an unfinished actionH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…לָאָ֖רֶץlaaretsto earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.נִצְחָֽםnitschambloodנֵצַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “blood”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5332juice of the grape (as blood red)blood, strength.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I trod down the peoples in Mine anger, and made them drunk with My fury, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I trod down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I tread down peoples in mine anger, And I make them drunk in my fury, And I bring down to earth their strength.

World English Bible

I trod down the peoples in my anger and made them drunk in my wrath. I poured their lifeblood out on the earth.”

Darby Translation

And I have trodden down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my fury; and their blood have I brought down to the earth.

Douay-Rheims

And I have trodden down the people in my wrath, and have made them drunk in my indignation, and have brought down their strength to the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I trod down the peoples in Mine anger, and made them drunk with My fury, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I trampled them in mine anger, and brought down their blood to the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατεπάτησα αὐτοὺς τῇ ὀργῇ μου, καὶ κατήγαγον τὸ αἷμα αὐτῶν εἰς γῆν.