Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?
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Gill's Exposition
Wherefore art thou red in thy apparel,.... Christ having satisfied the church as to her first question, concerning his person, who he was; she puts a second to him, about the colour of his garments,…
Barnes' Notes
Wherefore art thou red? - The inquiry of the people. Whence is it that that gorgeous apparel is stained with blood? And thy garment like him that treadeth in the wine-fat? - Or rather the…
Adam Clarke
Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel - For ללבושך lilebushecha, twenty-nine MSS. (nine ancient) of Kennicott's, and thirty of De Rossi s, and one edition, have ללבושיך lilebusheycha in the plural;…
It is a glorious victory that is here enquired into first and then accounted for. 1. It is a victory obtained by the providence of God over the enemies of Israel; over the Babylonians (say some), whom…
Cambridge Bible
The meaning of Jehovah's appearing is not yet explained, and so the dialogue proceeds.
Whereforeart thou red in thine apparel Better, Wherefore is there red on thine apparel; the form of the question…