Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 53

(Acts 8:26–40; 1 Peter 2:21–25)

1Whoמִ֥יmiH4310has believedהֶאֱמִ֖יןhe.'e.MinH539our messageלִשְׁמֻעָתֵ֑נוּlish.mu.'a.Te.nuH8052?And toעַל־'al-H5921whomמִ֥יmiH4310has the armוּזְר֥וֹעַu.ze.Ro.a'H2220of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068been revealedנִגְלָֽתָה׃nig.La.tahH1540?

2He grew upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927before Himלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440like a tender shootכַּיּוֹנֵ֜קkai.yo.NekH3126,and like a rootוְכַשֹּׁ֙רֶשׁ֙ve.kha.Sho.reshH8328out of dryצִיָּ֔הtzi.YahH6723groundמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776.He had noלֹא־lo'-H3808statelyformתֹ֥אַרTo.'arH8389or majestyהָדָ֑רha.DarH1926to attract usוְנִרְאֵ֥הוּve.nir.'E.huH7200,noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808beautyמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758that we should desire Himוְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ׃ve.nech.me.De.huH2530.

3He was despisedנִבְזֶה֙niv.ZehH959and rejectedוַחֲדַ֣לva.cha.DalH2310by menאִישִׁ֔ים'i.ShimH376,a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of sorrowsמַכְאֹב֖וֹתmakh.'o.VotH4341,acquaintedוִיד֣וּעַvi.Du.a'H3045with griefחֹ֑לִיCho.liH2483.Like one from whom men hideוּכְמַסְתֵּ֤ר מִמֶּ֔נּוּu.khe.mas.Ter mi.Me.nuH4564 H4480their facesפָּנִים֙pa.NimH6440,He was despisedנִבְזֶ֖הniv.ZehH959,and we esteemed Himחֲשַׁבְנֻֽהוּ׃cha.shav.Nu.huH2803notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

4Surelyאָכֵ֤ן'a.KhenH403Heה֣וּאhu'H1931took upנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375our infirmitiesחֳלָיֵ֙נוּ֙cho.la.Ye.nuH2483and carriedסְבָלָ֑םse.va.LamH5445our sorrowsוּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּu.makh.'o.Vei.nuH4341;yet weוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587considered Himחֲשַׁבְנֻ֔הוּcha.shav.Nu.huH2803strickenנָג֛וּעַna.Gu.a'H5060,struck downמֻכֵּ֥הmu.KehH5221by Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,and afflictedוּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃u.me.'u.NehH6031.

5But Heוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931was piercedמְחֹלָ֣לme.cho.LalH2490for our transgressionsמִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּmi.pe.sha.'E.nuH6588,He was crushedמְדֻכָּ֖אme.du.Ka'H1792for our iniquitiesמֵעֲוֹנֹתֵ֑ינוּme.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771;the punishmentמוּסַ֤רmu.SarH4148that brought us peaceשְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙she.lo.Me.nuH7965was upon Himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921,and by His stripesוּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹu.va.cha.vu.ra.ToH2250we are healedנִרְפָּא־nir.pa'-H7495.

6We allכֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ku.La.nuH3605like sheepכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629have gone astrayתָּעִ֔ינוּta.'I.nuH8582,each oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376has turnedפָּנִ֑ינוּpa.Ni.nuH6437to his own wayלְדַרְכּ֖וֹle.dar.KoH1870;and the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has laidהִפְגִּ֣יעַhif.Gi.a'H6293upon Himאֵ֖ת'etH853the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of us allכֻּלָּֽנוּ׃ku.La.nuH3605.

7He was oppressedנִגַּ֨שׂ וְה֣וּאni.Gas ve.Hu'H5065 H1931and afflictedנַעֲנֶה֮na.'a.NehH6031,yet He did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808openיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605His mouthפִּיו֒pivH6310.He was ledיוּבָ֔לyu.ValH2986like a lambכַּשֶּׂה֙ka.SehH7716to the slaughterלַטֶּ֣בַחla.Te.vachH2874,and as a sheepוּכְרָחֵ֕לu.khe.ra.ChelH7353beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440her shearersגֹזְזֶ֖יהָgo.ze.Zei.haH1494is silentנֶאֱלָ֑מָהne.'e.La.mahH481,so He did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808openיִפְתַּ֖חyif.TachH6605His mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.

A Grave Assigned

(Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42)

8By oppressionמֵעֹ֤צֶרme.'O.tzerH6115and judgmentוּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙u.mi.mish.PatH4941He was taken awayלֻקָּ֔חlu.KachH3947,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853whoמִ֣יmiH4310can recountיְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַye.so.Che.achH7878His descendantsדּוֹר֖וֹdo.RoH1755?Forכִּ֤יkiH3588He was cut offנִגְזַר֙nig.ZarH1504from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416;He was strickenנֶ֥גַעNe.ga'H5061for the transgressionמִפֶּ֥שַׁעmi.Pe.sha'H6588of My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.

9He was assignedוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414a graveקִבְר֔וֹkiv.RoH6913withאֶת־'et-H854the wickedרְשָׁעִים֙re.sha.'ImH7563,and withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854a rich manעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223in His deathבְּמֹתָ֑יוbe.mo.TavH4194,althoughעַ֚ל'alH5921He had doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213noלֹא־lo'-H3808violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808was any deceitמִרְמָ֖הmir.MahH4820in His mouthבְּפִֽיו׃be.FivH6310.

10Yet it was the LORD’sוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068willחָפֵ֤ץcha.FetzH2654to crush Himדַּכְּאוֹ֙da.ke.'OH1792and to cause Him to sufferהֶֽחֱלִ֔יhe.che.LiH2470;and whenאִם־'im-H518His soulנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315is madeתָּשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760a guilt offeringאָשָׁם֙'a.ShamH817,He will seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200Hisoffspringזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233,He will prolongיַאֲרִ֣יךְya.'a.RikhH748His daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,and the good pleasureוְחֵ֥פֶץve.Che.fetzH2656of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will prosperיִצְלָֽח׃yitz.LachH6743in His handבְּיָד֥וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.

11After the anguishמֵעֲמַ֤לme.'a.MalH5999of His soulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315,He will seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200the light of lifeand be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֔עyis.Ba'H7646.By His knowledgeבְּדַעְתּ֗וֹbe.da'.ToH1847My righteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662Servantעַבְדִּ֖י'av.DiH5650will justifyיַצְדִּ֥יקyatz.DikH6663manyלָֽרַבִּ֑יםla.ra.BimH7227,and Heה֥וּאhu'H1931will bearיִסְבֹּֽל׃yis.BolH5445their iniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹתָ֖םva.'a.vo.no.TamH5771.

12Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651I will allot Him a portionאֲחַלֶּק־'a.cha.lek-H2505with the greatבָרַבִּ֗יםva.ra.BimH7227,and He will divideיְחַלֵּ֣קye.cha.LekH2505the spoilsשָׁלָל֒sha.LalH7998withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854the strongעֲצוּמִים֮'a.tzu.MimH6099,becauseתַּ֗חַתTa.chatH8478אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He has poured outהֶעֱרָ֤הhe.'e.RahH6168His lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315unto deathלַמָּ֙וֶת֙la.Ma.vetH4194,and He was numberedנִמְנָ֑הnim.NahH4487withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854the transgressorsפֹּשְׁעִ֖יםpo.she.'ImH6586.Yet Heוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931boreנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375the sinחֵטְא־chet'-H2399of manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227and made intercessionיַפְגִּֽיעַ׃ סyaf.Gi.a'H6293for the transgressorsוְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖יםve.la.po.she.'ImH6586.

(Acts 8:26–40; 1 Peter 2:21–25)

A Grave Assigned

(Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42)

Commentaries on Isaiah 53