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

10But the Lord desired To crush Him, causing Him grief; If He renders Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand. 11As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, For He will bear their wrongdoings. Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the plunder with the strong, Because He poured out His life unto death, And was counted with wrongdoers; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the wrongdoers.

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

• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• I will allotחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• with the greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• the plunderשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
• with the strongעָצוּם‛âtsûm ‛âtsûm · mightyH6099
• Becauseתַּחַתtachath · underneath: because ofH8478
• Becauseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• He pouredעָרָה‛ârâh · to uncoverH6168
• lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• unto deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• countedמָנָהmânâh · to countH4487
• with wrongdoersפָּשַׁעpâsha‛ · to transgressH6586
• Yet He Himselfהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• boreנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: guiltH5375
• the sinחֵטְאchêţ' · sinH2399
• And intercededפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293

Cross-references for Isaiah 53:12

• Isaiah 49:24“Can the prey be taken from a mighty man, Or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?”
• Isaiah 52:15So He will sprinkle many nations, Kings will shut their mouths on account of Him; For what they had not been told, they will see, And what they had not heard, they will understand.
• Genesis 3:15And I will make enemies Of you and the woman, And of your offspring and her Descendant; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise Him on the heel.”
• Psalms 2:8Ask it of Me, and I will certainly give the nations as Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth as Your possession.
• Daniel 2:45Just as you saw that a stone was broken off from the mountain without hands, and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is certain and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
• Matthew 12:28But if I cast out the 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 an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’
• Philippians 2:8And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death: death on a cross.
• Colossians 1:13For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
• Colossians 2:15When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.
• Hebrews 2:14Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
• Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.
• Philippians 2:17But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all.
• Hebrews 12:2looking only at Jesus, the originator and perfecter of the faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Luke 22:37For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was counted with wrongdoers’; for that which refers to Me has 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
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• Crucifixion
• Humiliation of Christ
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• 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