isaiah-53:4-7,-isaiah-53:10-12-niv

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 53:4

4. Surely . . . our griefs—literally, "But yet He hath taken (or borne) our sicknesses," that is, they who despised Him because of His human infirmities ought rather to have esteemed Him on account of them; for thereby "Himself took OUR infirmities" (bodily diseases). So :- quotes it. In the Hebrew for "borne," or took, there is probably the double notion, He took on Himself vicariously (so Isaiah 53:5; Isaiah 53:6; Isaiah 53:8; Isaiah 53:12), and so He took away; His perfect humanity whereby... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 53:5

5. wounded—a bodily wound; not mere mental sorrow; literally, "pierced"; minutely appropriate to Messiah, whose hands, feet, and side were pierced ( :-). The Margin, wrongly, from a Hebrew root, translates, "tormented." for . . . for— (Romans 4:25; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18) —the cause for which He suffered not His own, but our sins. bruised—crushing inward and outward suffering (see on 1 Peter 3:18- :). chastisement—literally, the correction inflicted by a... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 53:6

6. Penitent confession of believers and of Israel in the last days ( :-). sheep . . . astray— (Psalms 119:176; 1 Peter 2:25). The antithesis is, "In ourselves we were scattered; in Christ we are collected together; by nature we wander, driven headlong to destruction; in Christ we find the way to the gate of life" [CALVIN]. True, also, literally of Israel before its coming restoration (Ezekiel 34:5; Ezekiel 34:6; Zechariah 10:2; Zechariah 10:6; compare with Ezekiel 34:23; Ezekiel 34:24; Jeremiah... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 53:7

7. oppressed—LOWTH translates, "It was exacted, and He was made answerable." The verb means, "to have payment of a debt sternly exacted" (Deuteronomy 15:2; Deuteronomy 15:3), and so to be oppressed in general; the exaction of the full penalty for our sins in His sufferings is probably alluded to. and . . . afflicted—or, and yet He suffered, or bore Himself patiently, c. [HENGSTENBERG and MAURER]. LOWTH'S translation, "He was made answerable," is hardly admitted by the Hebrew. opened not . . .... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:4

The Servant’s humble appearance and unattractiveness were for the benefit of humankind. It was the consequences of our sins that He would bear, not those of His own sins (cf. Matthew 8:17). Yet onlookers would consider that God was striking, smiting, and afflicting Him for His own sins. This is a typical response to suffering. People often conclude that a person is suffering because he or she has done something bad, and God is punishing him or her. This was the viewpoint of Job’s friends.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:4-6

The Servant wounded 53:4-6It becomes clear in this stanza of the song that the Servant’s sufferings were not His own fault, as onlookers thought. They were for the sins of humankind and resulted in our healing. Furthermore, He would not merely suffer because of the sins of the people, because He was one of them. He would suffer in their place. The substitute nature of His sufferings is clear in the descriptions Isaiah presented, in the context of the arm of the Lord references, and in view of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:5

"But" continues the contrast between the Servant and the rest of humankind. He would not only experience affliction for us but injury as well. "Pierced through" and "crushed" describe extreme distress resulting in death (cf. Isaiah 51:9; Job 26:13; Psalms 109:22; Lamentations 3:34). The Hebrew words behind these terms are the strongest ones in that language for violent and excruciating death. [Note: Delitzsch, 2:318.] Transgressions are willful and rebellious sins, and iniquities are sins that... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:6

A simile now reinforces the point just made. Sheep are notoriously shortsighted; they go after the next clump of grass without regard to where their feet may lead them. They are also self-centered; their only thought is how they can satisfy themselves with no concern for the welfare of other sheep. Consequently sheep often get lost. Humans are the same."Sheep tend to travel together, so if the leading sheep turns aside from the path for grass or some other purpose, usually all the sheep do so.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:7

In spite of God’s punishment for sin, the Servant would bear it without defending Himself (cf. Isaiah 42:2-3; Isaiah 49:4-9; Isaiah 50:5-7; Jeremiah 11:18-20; Jeremiah 12:1-3; Matthew 26:63; Matthew 27:12-14; Mark 14:61; Mark 15:5; Luke 23:9; John 19:9). He would allow others to "fleece" Him and even kill him without even protesting (cf. Acts 8:32-33; 1 Peter 1:18-19). Israel protested God’s shearing of her (Isaiah 40:27; Isaiah 49:14; Isaiah 63:15). He would not be a helpless victim but one... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:7-9

The Servant cast off 53:7-9Isaiah continued the sheep metaphor, but applied it to the Servant, to contrast sinful people and their innocent substitute. Here it is not the sheep’s tendency to get lost but its non-defensive nature that is the characteristic feature. The prophet stressed the Servant’s submissiveness, His innocence, and the injustice that others would deal Him. read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 53:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 53:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 53:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 53:7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:4-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 53:7-9

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