Isaiah 63:5
“I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore my own arm brought salvation to me; and my wrath, it upheld me.”
— Isaiah 63:5
About this verse
Isaiah 63:5 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is prophetic vision. The dominant emotion in this verse is lonely, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the lament genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine solitude, self reliance, abandonment. Notable phrases: none to help; none to uphold; my own arm brought salvation. This verse contains prophecy.
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
lonely
Type
lament
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