He [and no one else]. Emphatic. Quoted in Matthew 8:17 . borne . . . carried = borne the punishment for. See note on Ezekiel 4:4 .Matthew 8:17 . Compare verses: Isaiah 53:11 , Isaiah 53:12 griefs . . . sorrows. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for the judgment which was brought about by their sins. of = by. Genitive of Agent. App-17 . God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . afflicted = humbled. read more
wounded = pierced. transgressions . Hebrew. pasha'. of = which procured. Genitive of Cause. App-17 . with, &c. Quoted in 1 Peter 2:24 . read more
All . . . all. Note the Figure of speech Epanadiplosis ( App-6 ), by which the statement is emphasized as containing the essence of the whole chapter. More noticeable in Hebrew. killdnu . . . killanu. Quoted in 1 Peter 2:22 . read more
oppressed: or, hard pressed. opened not His mouth. Idiom for silence and submission. Compare 1 Peter 2:22 , 1 Peter 2:23 . He is brought. Quoted in Acts 8:32 , Acts 8:33 . a lamb. Compare John 1:36 . read more
THE THIRD STANZA"Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and Jehovah hath laid upon him the iniquity of us all."This is the heart of the Song of the Servant; here we learn why Jesus... read more
THE FOURTH STANZA"He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who among them considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due. And they made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although... read more
Isaiah 53:5. But he was wounded, &c.— "But he shall be wounded to death for our transgressions, he shall be bruised to death (see Isaiah 53:10.) for our iniquities: the punishment which we deserve shall be laid on him, for our peace and benefit; and by his stripes we shall be healed." The word מדכא meduka, rendered bruised, signifies to destroy. See Job 5:4 and so the noun in Psalms 90:3. Thus Christ's body is said to be broken, 1Co 11:24 or to be delivered to death. read more
Isaiah 53:6. All we like sheep, &c.— "In this sense he is the Saviour: for otherwise none of us, without him, could be saved. We are all sinners, and are gone out of the way of God's laws; and as such, are unable, by any deed or suffering of ours, to claim or deserve God's pardon. And therefore God lays upon him the punishment of the sins of the whole world, who, having never offended, is the fitter to propitiate his wrath." We may render the last clause, And the Lord hath heaped together... read more
Isaiah 53:7. He was oppressed, &c.— It was exacted, and he engaged for, or, and he answered it, and opened not his mouth, &c. Or, The debt was demanded, &c. Chandler: who remarks, that thus the learned L'Empereur renders the word נגשׂ niggas, as we also do in ch. Isaiah 58:3. "God insisted on an adequate punishment for maintaining the honour of his laws, which was impaired by so general a defection; and this person, of whom I have been speaking, is made the sacrifice. And in all his... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 53:1-12
The servant’s suffering and glory (52:13-53:12)Just as people were startled at the sight of the servant’s great sufferings, so will they be startled at the sight of his great glory. They will be struck dumb, as it were, as they witness a sight more glorious than they or anyone else could ever have imagined (13-15).Many people find it hard to believe that God will give his servant such power and magnificence, because when they look at the servant they see just an ordinary person of insignificant... read more