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
from prison and from judgment, &c. = by constraint and by sentence He was taken away. who shall declare His generation? = as to the men of His age [i.e. His contemporaries!, who ponders, or considers as to this seed, seeing He is to be "cut off"? Compare Isaiah 53:10 . cutoff. Compare Daniel 9:26 . Thus the climax of this prophecy is reached: (1) a hint (Isaiah 42:4 ); (2) open lament (Isaiah 49:4 ); (3) personal suffering (Isaiah 50:6 ); now (4) a violent death (Isaiah 53:8 ). read more
He made, &c. = one [or they] appointed, or assigned [His grave]; or, it [His grave] was appointed. made. Hebrew Nathan (to give) is rendered "appoint" in Exodus 30:16 . Numbers 35:6 . Joshua 20:7 . 2 Kings 8:6 , &c. Even where it is rendered "to make", it has the force of "appoint" (Genesis 9:12 .Numbers 14:4 , &c.) grave. Hebrew. keber . the wicked = the criminals (plural) These have a separate part assigned in all Jewish cemeteries. the rich = a rich [man] (singular) Compare... read more
it pleased the LORD = Jehovah purposed. when thou shalt make, &c. This introduces the break in the Dispensations, which is the subject of the rest of the chapter: the "glory which shall follow" the sufferings. See App-71 and App-72 . His soul = Himself. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 = life. Compare John 10:11 , John 10:15 , John 10:17 , John 10:18 . an offering for sin. Hebrew. 'aham = the trespass offering. See App-43 and App-44 . Ref to Pentateuch, for this is a peculiarly Levitical word... read more
satisfied. Not disappointed. We have not an impotent Father, or a disappointed Christ, or a defeated Holy Spirit, as is so commonly preached; but an omnipotent Father, an all-victorious Christ, and an almighty Holy Spirit, able to break the hardest heart and subdue the stoutest will. by His knowledge, &c. Punctuate: "Satisfied by His knowledge, My righteous Servant shall justify many, for He shall bear", &c. read more
divide = apportion, or assign. with = among. poured out. Only here (in the "latter" portion); and Isaiah 32:15 (the "former" portion). App-79 . an He was numbered. Quoted in Mark 15:28 . Luke 22:37 . App-79 . bare the sin. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 10:17 . Numbers 9:13 ; Numbers 18:32 ). Compare verses: Isaiah 53:4 , Isaiah 53:11 . See App-92 . sin. Not the same word as in Isaiah 53:10 . Hebrew. chata . made intercession = interposed. read more
JESUS CHRIST; GOD'S SERVANTWe should not be surprised at this title assigned to the Holy Messiah in the Sacred Scriptures, because there is a magnificent profusion of names and titles bestowed upon the Son of God by the inspired writers of the Bible. A mere glance at these cannot fail to impress any thoughtful student.NAMES AND TITLES: Isaiah prophetically referred to Jesus as Immanuel (Isaiah 7:13); Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6); God's... 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
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 53:6
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