Isaiah 53:12

Isaiah 53:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.

Context of Isaiah 53:12

10Yet the Lord was pleased to crush him severely. When you make him a guilt offering, he will see his seed, he will prolong his days, and by his hand, the Lord’s pleasure will be accomplished. 11After his anguish, he will see light and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will carry their iniquities. Therefore I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.

Isaiah 53:12 word by word

לָכֵ֞ן אֲחַלֶּק־ל֣וֹ בָרַבִּ֗ים וְאֶת־עֲצוּמִים֮ יְחַלֵּ֣ק שָׁלָל֒ תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶעֱרָ֤ה לַמָּ֙וֶת֙ נַפְשׁ֔וֹ וְאֶת־פֹּשְׁעִ֖ים נִמְנָ֑ה וְהוּא֙ חֵטְא־רַבִּ֣ים נָשָׂ֔א וְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖ים יַפְגִּֽיעַ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore will I divideחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• with the greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• the spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
• with the strongעָצוּם‛âtsûm ‛âtsûm · mightyH6099
• because he hath poured outעָרָה‛ârâh · to uncoverH6168
• his soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• unto deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• and he was numberedמָנָהmânâh · to countH4487
• with the transgressorsפָּשַׁעpâsha‛ · to transgressH6586
• and he bareנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: guiltH5375
• the sinחֵטְאchêţ' · sinH2399
• and made intercessionפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293

Cross-references for Isaiah 53:12

• Isaiah 49:24Can the prey be taken from a mighty man, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
• Isaiah 52:15so he will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of him, for they will see what had not been told them, and they will understand what they had not heard.
• Genesis 3:15I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.
• Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance and the ends of the earth your possession.
• Daniel 2:45You saw a stone break off from the mountain without a hand touching it, and it crushed the iron, bronze, fired clay, silver, and gold. The great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is certain, and its interpretation reliable.”
• Matthew 12:28If I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
• Philippians 2:8he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death — even to death on a cross.
• Colossians 1:13He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.
• Colossians 2:15He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; he triumphed over them in him.
• Hebrews 2:14Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through his death he might destroy the one holding the power of death — that is, the devil —
• Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed; my heart is like wax, melting within me.
• Philippians 2:17But even if I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrificial service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
• Hebrews 12:2keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Luke 22:37For I tell you, what is written must be fulfilled in me: And he was counted among the lawless. Yes, what is written about me is coming to its fulfillment.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 53:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12He bare the sin of many - רבים rabbim, the multitudes, the many that were made sinners by the offenses of one; i.e., the whole human race; for all have sinned - all have fallen; and for all that have sinned, and for all that have fallen, Jesus Christ died. The רבים rabbim of the prophet answers to the ̔ , of the apostle, Romans 5:15, Romans 5:19. As the of the apostle means all that have sinned; so the רבים rabbim of the prophet means those for whom…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Therefore will I divide him - I will divide for him (לו lô ). This verse is designed to predict the triumphs of the Messiah. It is language appropriate to him as a prince, and designed to celebrate his glorious victories on earth. The words here used are taken from the custom of distributing the spoils of victory after a battle, and the idea is, that as a conqueror takes valuable spoils, so the Messiah would go forth to the spiritual conquest of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-12Verses 10-12 Come, and see how Christ loved us! We could not put him in our stead, but he put himself. Thus he took away the sin of the world, by taking it on himself. He made himself subject to death, which to us is the wages of sin. Observe the graces and glories of his state of exaltation. Christ will not commit the care of his family to any other. God's purposes shall take effect. And whatever is undertaken according to God's pleasure shall prosper…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12a portion: See Philippians 2:9–11. He was numbered with the transgressors: Transgressors (Hebrew poshe‘im) is a stronger word than sinners and is important in Isaiah. It refers to those who defy lawful authority, in this case, God. intercession for the transgressors: The servant would pray for sinners while suffering (see Exodus 32:30; Luke 23:34).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. divide--as a conqueror dividing the spoil after a victory (Psa 2:8; Lu 11:22). him--for Him. with ... great--Hengstenberg translates, "I will give Him the mighty for a portion"; so the Septuagint. But the parallel clause, "with the strong," favors English Version. His triumphs shall be not merely among the few and weak, but among the many and mighty. spoil ... strong--(Col 2:15; compare Pr 16:19). "With the great; with the mighty," may mean, as a…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Acquaint
• Bear
• Chastisement
• Covenant
• Crucifixion
• Humiliation of Christ
• Intercession
• Lay
• Offering
• Stripe

Commentaries on Isaiah 53

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings