Isaiah 53:4 KJV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 53:4-5

Isaiah 53:4-5. Surely he hath borne our griefs Whereas it may seem an incredible thing, that so excellent and glorious, and so innocent and holy a person should meet with this usage, it must be known that his griefs and miseries were not laid upon him for his own sake, but wholly for the sake of sinful men, in whose stead he stood, and for whose sins he suffered: yet we did esteem him Yet our people, the Jews, were so far from giving him the glory and praise of such astonishing... read more

Donald C. Fleming

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 53:4

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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 53:4

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

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

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

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 53:1-12

1-3. The tenses are past (prophetic perfect), the future being viewed as already accomplished.1. The questions are asked by the prophet, and the implied answer is ’No one.’ None or few received the divine message, or recognised the working of Jehovah’s power in His Servant.Arm] cp. Isaiah 51:9; Isaiah 52:10.2. The people here speak. There was nothing in the servant’s appearance to attract them. Shall grow] RV ’grew.’ Before him] i.e. before God. Tender plant, etc.] not like a stately tree, but... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 53:4

(4) Surely he hath borne our griefs . . .—The words are spoken as by those who had before despised the Servant of Jehovah, and have learnt the secret of His humiliation. “Grief” and “sorrow,” as before, imply “disease” and “pain,” and St. Matthew’s application of the text (Matthew 8:17) is therefore quite legitimate. The words “stricken, smitten of God,” are used elsewhere specially of leprosy and other terrible sicknesses (Genesis 12:17; Leviticus 13:3; Leviticus 13:9; Numbers 14:12; 1 Samuel... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 53:1-12

The Offence of the Cross Isaiah 53:3 Galatians 5:11 Around the Cross a certain romantic interest has gathered, but what the Cross really stands for is an offence, a stumbling-block and a scandal to men. The Prophet Isaiah, with his piercing vision, saw the truth. In his prophecy of Christ he tells us that men shall see no beauty in Him that they should desire Him. The offence of the Cross has not yet ceased. Why? I. The Cross of Christ is the condemnation of the world. It was the condemnation... read more