Isaiah
Isaiah 53:4–11
4Surely He took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows;b
yet we considered Him stricken,
struck down by God, and afflicted.
5But He was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him,
and by His stripes we are healed.c
6We all like sheep have gone astray,d
each one has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid upon Him
the iniquity of us all.
7He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet He did not open His mouth.
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is silent,
so He did not open His mouth.
8By oppression and judgment He was taken away,
and who can recount His descendants?
For He was cut off from the land of the living;e
He was stricken for the transgression of My people.
9He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with a rich man in His death,
although He had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in His mouth.f
10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him
and to cause Him to suffer;
and when His soul is made a guilt offering,g
He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days,
and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
11After the anguish of His soul,
He will see the light of lifeh and be satisfied.
By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many,
and He will bear their iniquities.
Footnotes
- b 53:4 LXX This One bears our sins and is pained for us; cited in Matthew 8:17|MAT 8:17and 1 Peter 2:24
- c 53:5 Cited in 1 Peter 2:24|1PE 2:24
- d 53:6 Cited in 1 Peter 2:25|1PE 2:25
- e 53:8 LXX In humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth;cited in Acts 8:32–33|ACT 8:32-33.
- f 53:9 Cited in 1 Peter 2:22|1PE 2:22
- g 53:10 Or and though He makes His life a guilt offering
- h 53:11 DSS (see also LXX); MT does not include the light of life.
Word by word
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Isaiah 53:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surely | אָכֵ֤ן | ’ā·ḵên | Adverb | H403 surely, truly |
| He | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| took up | נָשָׂ֔א | nā·śā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| our infirmities | חֳלָיֵ֙נוּ֙ | ḥo·lā·yê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H2483 sickness |
| and carried | סְבָלָ֑ם | sə·ḇā·lām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5445 bear |
| our sorrows | וּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּ | ū·maḵ·’ō·ḇê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H4341 pain |
| yet we | וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ | wa·’ă·naḥ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| considered Him | חֲשַׁבְנֻ֔הוּ | ḥă·šaḇ·nu·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural; third person masculine singular | H2803 think, account |
| stricken | נָג֛וּעַ | nā·ḡū·a‘ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| struck down | מֻכֵּ֥ה | muk·kêh | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H5221 smite |
| by God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and afflicted | וּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃ | ū·mə·‘un·neh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
Isaiah 53:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But He | וְהוּא֙ | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was pierced | מְחֹלָ֣ל | mə·ḥō·lāl | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H2490 bore, pierce |
| for our transgressions | מִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּ | mip·pə·šā·‘ê·nū | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H6588 transgression |
| He was crushed | מְדֻכָּ֖א | mə·ḏuk·kā | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H1792 crush |
| for our iniquities | מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵ֑ינוּ | mê·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| the punishment | מוּסַ֤ר | mū·sar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4148 discipline |
| that brought us peace | שְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙ | šə·lō·w·mê·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| was upon Him | עָלָ֔יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and by His stripes | וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹ | ū·ḇa·ḥă·ḇu·rā·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2250 stripe, blow |
| we are healed | נִרְפָּא־ | nir·pā- | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7495 heal |
Isaiah 53:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We all | כֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ | kul·lā·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| like sheep | כַּצֹּ֣אן | kaṣ·ṣōn | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| have gone astray | תָּעִ֔ינוּ | tā·‘î·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H8582 err |
| each one | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| has turned | פָּנִ֑ינוּ | pā·nî·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H6437 turn |
| to his own way | לְדַרְכּ֖וֹ | lə·ḏar·kōw | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and the LORD | וַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has laid | הִפְגִּ֣יעַ | hip̄·gî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6293 meet, encounter, reach |
| upon Him | אֵ֖ת | ’êṯ | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the iniquity | עֲוֺ֥ן | ‘ă·wōn | Noun - common singular construct | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| of us all | כֻּלָּֽנוּ׃ | kul·lā·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H3605 the whole, all |
Isaiah 53:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He was oppressed | נִגַּ֨שׂ | nig·gaś | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5065 press, drive, oppress, exact |
| and afflicted | נַעֲנֶה֮ | na·‘ă·neh | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
| yet He did not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| open | יִפְתַּח־ | yip̄·taḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6605 open |
| His mouth | פִּיו֒ | pîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| He was led | יוּבָ֔ל | yū·ḇāl | Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2986 conduct, bear along |
| like a lamb | כַּשֶּׂה֙ | kaś·śeh | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) |
| to the slaughter | לַטֶּ֣בַח | laṭ·ṭe·ḇaḥ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2874 slaughtering, slaughter |
| and as a sheep | וּכְרָחֵ֕ל | ū·ḵə·rā·ḥêl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular | H7353 ewe |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| her shearers | גֹזְזֶ֖יהָ | ḡō·zə·ze·hā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1494 shear |
| is silent | נֶאֱלָ֑מָה | ne·’ĕ·lā·māh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H481 bind |
| so He did not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| open | יִפְתַּ֖ח | yip̄·taḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6605 open |
| His mouth | פִּֽיו׃ | pîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
Isaiah 53:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By oppression | מֵעֹ֤צֶר | mê·‘ō·ṣer | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H6115 restraint, coercion |
| and judgment | וּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙ | ū·mim·miš·pāṭ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| He was taken away | לֻקָּ֔ח | luq·qāḥ | Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| who | מִ֣י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can recount | יְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַ | yə·śō·w·ḥê·aḥ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7878 muse, complain |
| His descendants | דּוֹר֖וֹ | dō·w·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He was cut off | נִגְזַר֙ | niḡ·zar | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1504 cut, divide |
| from the land | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of the living | חַיִּ֔ים | ḥay·yîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| He was stricken | נֶ֥גַע | ne·ḡa‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H5061 stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot |
| for the transgression | מִפֶּ֥שַׁע | mip·pe·ša‘ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6588 transgression |
| of My people | עַמִּ֖י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
Isaiah 53:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He was assigned | וַיִּתֵּ֤ן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| a grave | קִבְר֔וֹ | qiḇ·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6913 grave, sepulchre |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| the wicked | רְשָׁעִים֙ | rə·šā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| and with | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H854 with |
| a rich man | עָשִׁ֖יר | ‘ā·šîr | Adjective - masculine singular | H6223 rich |
| in His death | בְּמֹתָ֑יו | bə·mō·ṯāw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4194 death |
| although | עַ֚ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| He had done | עָשָׂ֔ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| violence | חָמָ֣ס | ḥā·mās | Noun - masculine singular | H2555 violence, wrong |
| nor | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| was any deceit | מִרְמָ֖ה | mir·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4820 deceit, treachery |
| in His mouth | בְּפִֽיו׃ | bə·p̄îw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
Isaiah 53:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet it was the LORD’s | וַיהוָ֞ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will | חָפֵ֤ץ | ḥā·p̄êṣ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2654 delight in |
| to crush Him | דַּכְּאוֹ֙ | dak·kə·’ōw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H1792 crush |
| and to cause Him to suffer | הֶֽחֱלִ֔י | he·ḥĕ·lî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2470 be weak, sick |
| and when | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| His soul | נַפְשׁ֔וֹ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| is made | תָּשִׂ֤ים | tā·śîm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a guilt offering | אָשָׁם֙ | ’ā·šām | Noun - masculine singular | H817 offence, guilt |
| He will see | יִרְאֶ֥ה | yir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| offspring | זֶ֖רַע | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| He will prolong | יַאֲרִ֣יךְ | ya·’ă·rîḵ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H748 be long |
| His days | יָמִ֑ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| and the good pleasure | וְחֵ֥פֶץ | wə·ḥê·p̄eṣ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2656 delight, pleasure |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will prosper | יִצְלָֽח׃ | yiṣ·lāḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6743 rush |
| in His hand | בְּיָד֥וֹ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Isaiah 53:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After the anguish | מֵעֲמַ֤ל | mê·‘ă·mal | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5999 trouble, labour, toil |
| of His soul | נַפְשׁוֹ֙ | nap̄·šōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| He will see | יִרְאֶ֣ה | yir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| and be satisfied | יִשְׂבָּ֔ע | yiś·bā‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| By His knowledge | בְּדַעְתּ֗וֹ | bə·ḏa‘·tōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| My righteous | צַדִּ֛יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| Servant | עַבְדִּ֖י | ‘aḇ·dî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| will justify | יַצְדִּ֥יק | yaṣ·dîq | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6663 be just, righteous |
| many | לָֽרַבִּ֑ים | lā·rab·bîm | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| and He | ה֥וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| will bear | יִסְבֹּֽל׃ | yis·bōl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5445 bear |
| their iniquities | וַעֲוֺנֹתָ֖ם | wa·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 53:4 1 Peter 2:24 · Matthew 8:17 · Galatians 3:13 · 1 John 2:2 · 1 Peter 3:18 · Isaiah 53:5–6 · Hebrews 9:28 · Isaiah 53:11–12 · John 19:7 · Psalm 69:26
Isaiah 53:5 1 Peter 2:24–25 · 1 Peter 3:18 · Matthew 20:28 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Romans 5:6–10 · Isaiah 53:10–12 · Hebrews 10:14 · Romans 4:25 · Hebrews 9:12–15 · Hebrews 10:10 · 1 Corinthians 15:3 · Isaiah 53:6–8
Isaiah 53:6 1 Peter 2:25 · 1 Peter 3:18 · Psalm 119:176 · Isaiah 55:7 · Romans 4:25 · Romans 3:10–19 · James 5:20 · Matthew 18:12–14 · Luke 15:3–7 · Isaiah 53:10 · Isaiah 56:11 · Psalm 69:4
Isaiah 53:7 Acts 8:32–33 · Matthew 26:63 · 1 Peter 2:23 · Mark 14:61 · Matthew 27:12–14 · John 19:9 · Luke 23:9 · Mark 15:5
Isaiah 53:8 Acts 8:33 · 1 Peter 3:18 · Matthew 26:65–66 · John 19:7 · Psalm 22:12–21 · John 11:49–52 · Isaiah 53:12 · Isaiah 53:5 · Romans 1:4 · Daniel 9:26 · Psalm 69:12
Isaiah 53:9 Matthew 27:57–60 · 1 Peter 2:22 · Mark 15:43–46 · 1 John 3:5 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Luke 23:50–53 · John 19:38–42 · Isaiah 42:1–3 · Hebrews 4:15
Isaiah 53:10 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Romans 8:32 · Galatians 3:13 · Zechariah 13:7 · Ephesians 1:5 · Hebrews 10:6–12 · 1 John 4:9–10 · Isaiah 53:3–6 · Romans 6:9 · Isaiah 53:12 · Hebrews 13:10–12 · Revelation 1:18
Isaiah 53:11 Romans 5:18–19 · Isaiah 53:4–6 · 1 Peter 2:24 · Revelation 5:9–10 · Isaiah 53:12 · 1 Peter 3:18 · John 17:3 · John 12:27–32 · Romans 4:24–5:1 · Philippians 3:8–10 · Hebrews 9:28 · Matthew 20:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.