John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 50:6
I gave my back to the smiters ,.... To Pontius Pilate, and those he ordered to scourge him, Matthew 27:26 . and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair ; of the beard; which, is painful, so a great indignity and affront. The Septuagint renders it, "and my cheeks to blows"; εις ραπισματα , a word used by the evangelists when they speak of Christ being smitten and stricken with the palms of men's hands, and seem to refer to this passage, Mark 14:65 , I hid not my face from... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 50:4-9
Our Lord Jesus, having proved himself able to save, here shows himself as willing as he is able to save, here shows himself as willing as he is able. We suppose the prophet Isaiah to say something of himself in these verses, engaging and encouraging himself to go on in his work as a prophet, notwithstanding the many hardships he met with, not doubting but that God would stand by him and strengthen him; but, like David, he speaks of himself as a type of Christ, who is here prophesied of and... read more