Structure in Isaiah 63

Isaiah 63 begins with a question: Who is this? He comes from the direction of Edom, his clothing is stained (the Heb. verb is chametz, “leavened”. Yahweh answer: “I speaker of righteousness, mighty to save” (v. 1; Heb. for last phrase rab lehoshiy’a).

Verse 2 asks another question: Why the stained clothes? Yahweh answers in parallel verses:

A. I was alone

B. I trod and trampled in anger

C. I am stained with juice.

A’. There was no one to help

B’. I brought salvation and wrath

C’. I poured juice on e...