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And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/53.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/53.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/53.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/53.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/53.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, <i>it was</i> our sicknesses <i>that</i> He Himself bore, And our pains <i>that</i> He carried; Yet we ourselves assumed that He had been afflicted, Struck down by God, and humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/53.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/53.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/53.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/53.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But [in fact] He has borne our griefs, And He has carried our sorrows <i>and</i> pains; Yet we [ignorantly] assumed that He was stricken, Struck down by God and degraded <i>and</i> humiliated [by Him].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/53.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet he himself bore our sicknesses, and he carried our pains; but we in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/53.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses, and He carried our pains; but we in turn regarded Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/53.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/53.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He suffered and endured great pain for us, but we thought his suffering was punishment from God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/53.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/53.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He certainly has taken upon himself our suffering and carried our sorrows, but we thought that God had wounded him, beat him, and punished him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/53.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"But he endured the suffering that should have been ours, the pain that we should have borne. All the while we thought that his suffering was punishment sent by God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/53.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Surely he has borne our sufferings and carried our sorrows; yet we considered him stricken, and struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/53.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/53.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain; even though we thought he was being punished, attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/53.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Surely he bore our diseases, and took our pains; yet we considered him stricken, and struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/53.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/53.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Surely he has borne our sickness and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/53.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Surely He has borne our sicknesses, "" And our pains—He has carried them, "" And we have esteemed Him [as] plagued, struck of God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/53.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Surely our sicknesses he hath borne, And our pains -- he hath carried them, And we -- we have esteemed him plagued, Smitten of God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/53.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Surely he lifted up our afflictions, and our griefs he carried them: and we reckoned him to be smitten, struck of God, and afflicted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/53.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Surely he hath borne our infirmities and carried our sorrows: and we have thought him as it were a leper, and as one struck by God and afflicted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/53.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Truly, he has taken away our weaknesses, and he himself has carried our sorrows. And we thought of him as if he were a leper, or as if he had been struck by God and humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/53.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet it was our pain that he bore, our sufferings he endured. We thought of him as stricken, struck down by God and afflicted, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/53.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/53.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Surely he has borne our sorrows and carried our griefs; but we considered him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/53.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Truly he has endured our sufferings and carried our sorrows, and we considered him to be beaten and punished by God and afflicted<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/53.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Surely our diseases he did bear, and our pains he carried; Whereas we did esteem him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/53.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He bears our sins, and is pained for us: yet we accounted him to be in trouble, and in suffering, and in affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/53-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=11918" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/53.htm">The Suffering Servant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/403.htm" title="403: ’ā·ḵên (Adv) -- Surely. From kuwn; firmly; figuratively, surely; also But.">Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nā·śā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">took on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2483.htm" title="2483: ḥo·lā·yê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Sickness. From chalah; malady, anxiety, calamity.">our infirmities</a> <a href="/hebrew/5445.htm" title="5445: sə·ḇā·lām (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To bear (a heavy load). A primitive root; to carry, or be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid.">and carried</a> <a href="/hebrew/4341.htm" title="4341: ū·maḵ·’ō·ḇê·nū (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Pain. Sometimes makcowb; also makfobah; from ka'ab; anguish or affliction.">our sorrows;</a> <a href="/hebrew/587.htm" title="587: wa·’ă·naḥ·nū (Conj-w:: Pro-1cp) -- We. Apparently from 'anokiy; we.">yet we</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: ḥă·šaḇ·nu·hū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp:: 3ms) -- To think, account. ">considered Him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: nā·ḡū·a‘ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">stricken</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">by God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: muk·kêh (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-msc) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">struck down</a> <a href="/hebrew/6031.htm" title="6031: ū·mə·‘un·neh (Conj-w:: V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be bowed down or afflicted. A primitive root; to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">and afflicted.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-17.htm">Matthew 8:17</a></span><br />This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-67.htm">Matthew 26:67</a></span><br />Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-19.htm">Mark 15:19</a></span><br />They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-1.htm">John 19:1</a></span><br />Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-25.htm">Romans 4:25</a></span><br />He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a></span><br />God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a></span><br />Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-28.htm">Hebrews 9:28</a></span><br />so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-5.htm">1 John 3:5</a></span><br />But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-6.htm">Psalm 22:6-8</a></span><br />But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. / All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: / “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Psalm 69:4</a></span><br />Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Psalm 69:20</a></span><br />Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30</a></span><br />Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.</p><p class="hdg">he hath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5,6,11,12</a></b></br> But he <i>was</i> wounded for our transgressions, <i>he was</i> bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace <i>was</i> upon him; and with his stripes we are healed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-17.htm">Matthew 8:17</a></b></br> That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare <i>our</i> sicknesses.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a></b></br> Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed <i>is</i> every one that hangeth on a tree:</p><p class="hdg">yet</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-37.htm">Matthew 26:37</a></b></br> And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7</a></b></br> The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/51-21.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-18.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-18.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-22.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-21.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Diseases</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Esteem</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Esteemed</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">God's</a> <a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">Griefs</a> <a href="/psalms/41-3.htm">Infirmities</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-2.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Pains</a> <a href="/psalms/73-14.htm">Plagued</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-20.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-20.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-13.htm">Seemed</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Sorrows</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Stricken</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-38.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-6.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-21.htm">Whereas</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-4.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-8.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Diseases</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Esteem</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">Esteemed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">God's</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">Griefs</a> <a href="/matthew/8-17.htm">Infirmities</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-12.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-14.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Pains</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-8.htm">Plagued</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-4.htm">Seemed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-7.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-4.htm">Sorrows</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-8.htm">Stricken</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-15.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-15.htm">Whereas</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 53</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/53-1.htm">The prophet, complaining of incredulity, excuses the scandal of the cross</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">By the benefit of his passion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">And the good success thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Isaiah, this is a prophetic reference to the Messiah, who would take upon Himself the physical and spiritual ailments of the people. The Hebrew word for "infirmities" can also mean sicknesses, suggesting a comprehensive bearing of human frailty. This is fulfilled in the New Testament, where Jesus is seen healing the sick and casting out demons, as in <a href="/matthew/8-17.htm">Matthew 8:17</a>, which directly quotes this passage to describe Jesus' healing ministry.<p><b>and carried our sorrows;</b><br>The Servant not only takes on physical ailments but also the emotional and spiritual burdens of humanity. The term "sorrows" encompasses grief and pain, indicating a deep empathy and identification with human suffering. This reflects the compassionate nature of the Messiah, who is intimately acquainted with the human condition. In the Gospels, Jesus is portrayed as one who weeps with those who mourn (<a href="/john/11-35.htm">John 11:35</a>) and offers rest to the weary and burdened (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<p><b>yet we considered Him stricken,</b><br>Despite His role as a bearer of burdens, the Servant is misunderstood and misjudged by those He came to save. The term "stricken" implies being struck down or afflicted, often associated with divine punishment. This reflects the cultural and religious misunderstanding of the time, where suffering was often seen as a result of personal sin or divine displeasure. This misjudgment is evident in the crucifixion of Jesus, where He was mocked and scorned as one cursed by God (<a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39-43</a>).<p><b>struck down by God,</b><br>This phrase suggests that the Servant's suffering was perceived as a direct act of divine judgment. In the historical context, being "struck down by God" would imply that the individual was under God's curse or wrath. However, the prophetic insight here is that the Servant's suffering was part of God's redemptive plan, not a result of His own sin. This is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus' crucifixion is understood as a necessary part of God's plan for salvation (<a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a>).<p><b>and afflicted.</b><br>The term "afflicted" denotes a state of being oppressed or humiliated. This highlights the depth of the Servant's suffering and the extent of His identification with human pain. The affliction of the Servant is a key theme in the passion narratives of the Gospels, where Jesus endures mockery, torture, and ultimately death. This affliction is not without purpose, as it leads to the ultimate victory over sin and death, fulfilling the redemptive mission foretold by Isaiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_suffering_servant.htm">The Suffering Servant</a></b><br>This is a prophetic reference to Jesus Christ, who is seen as the fulfillment of the prophecy in the New Testament. He is the one who bears the infirmities and sorrows of humanity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who authored the book of Isaiah. He lived in the 8th century BC and is known for his prophecies concerning the coming Messiah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Isaiah originally prophesied. They were in a period of turmoil and needed hope for redemption and restoration.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine being who orchestrates the plan of salvation through the Suffering Servant. He is the one who allows the Servant to be "stricken" for a greater purpose.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cross.htm">The Cross</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the event of the crucifixion is the ultimate fulfillment of the Suffering Servant's role, where Jesus took on the sins and sorrows of the world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_suffering_servant.htm">Understanding the Suffering Servant</a></b><br>Recognize that <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4</a> is a prophecy about Jesus Christ, who took on human suffering and sin. This understanding deepens our appreciation for His sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/bearing_our_burdens.htm">Bearing Our Burdens</a></b><br>Reflect on the fact that Jesus not only bore our sins but also our sorrows and infirmities. This should encourage us to bring our burdens to Him in prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perception_vs._reality.htm">Perception vs. Reality</a></b><br>The verse highlights a common misunderstanding—people saw Jesus as stricken by God, yet He was fulfilling God's redemptive plan. This teaches us to seek God's perspective rather than relying on human judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Suffering</a></b><br>Consider how suffering can be part of God's plan for redemption and growth. Jesus' suffering was purposeful, and our trials can also serve a greater purpose in God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_gratitude.htm">Living in Gratitude</a></b><br>As recipients of Jesus' sacrificial love, we are called to live lives of gratitude, serving others and sharing the message of His redemptive work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_53.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 53</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/has_he_borne_our_griefs_and_sorrows.htm">Has He not borne our griefs and sorrows?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_jesus's_life.htm">What were the key events in Jesus Christ's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_convert_to_christianity.htm">Why should Jews or Muslims convert to Christianity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_journey_to_the_cross_important.htm">What is the significance of Journey to the Cross?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/53.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Surely he hath borne our griefs . . .</span>--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 (<a href="/matthew/8-17.htm" title="That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses.">Matthew 8:17</a>) is therefore quite legitimate. The words "stricken, smitten of God," are used elsewhere specially of leprosy and other terrible sicknesses (<a href="/genesis/12-17.htm" title="And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.">Genesis 12:17</a>; <a href="/leviticus/13-3.htm" title="And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.">Leviticus 13:3</a>; <a href="/leviticus/13-9.htm" title="When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought to the priest;">Leviticus 13:9</a>; <a href="/numbers/14-12.htm" title="I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of you a greater nation and mightier than they.">Numbers 14:12</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/6-9.htm" title="And see, if it goes up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he has done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance that happened to us.">1Samuel 6:9</a>; <a href="/2_kings/15-5.htm" title="And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelled in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land.">2Kings 15:5</a>). So the Vulg. gives <span class= "ital">leprosus. </span>The word for <span class= "ital">"</span>borne," like the Greek in <a href="/john/1-29.htm" title="The next day John sees Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world.">John 1:29</a>, implies both the "taking upon himself," and the "taking away from others," <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the true idea of vicarious and mediatorial atonement. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/53.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Surely he hath borne our griefs</span>; or, <span class="accented">surely they were our griefs which he bore.</span> The pronouns are emphatic. Having set forth at length the fact of the Servant's humiliation (vers. 2, 3), the prophet hastens to declare the reason of it. Twelve times over within the space of nine verses he asserts. with the most emphatic reiteration, that all the Servant's sufferings were vicarious, borne for him, to save him from the consequences of his sins, to enable him to escape punishment. The doctrine thus taught in the Old Testament is set forth! with equal distinctness in the New (<a href="/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a>; <a href="/john/11-50.htm">John 11:50-52</a>; <a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a>; <a href="/romans/5-6.htm">Romans 5:6-8</a>; <a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/5-18.htm">2 Corinthians 5:18-21</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/8-9.htm">2 Corinthians 8:9</a>; <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a>; <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>; <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a>, etc.), and forms the hope, the trust, and the consolation of Christians. and carried our sorrows. The application which St. Matthew makes of this passage to our Lord's miracles of healing (Matthew 8:17) is certainly not the primary sense of the words, but may be regarded as a secondary application of them. Christ's sufferings were the remedy for all the ills that flesh is heir to. <span class="cmt_word">Yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God</span>. They who saw Christ suffer, instead of understanding that he was bearing the sins of others in a mediatorial capacity, imagined that he was suffering at God's hands for his own sins. Hence they scoffed at him and reviled him, even in his greatest agonies (<a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39-44</a>). To one only, and him not one of God's people, was it given to see the contrary, and to declare aloud, at the moment of the death, "Certainly this was a righteous Man" (<a href="/luke/23-47.htm">Luke 23:47</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/53-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Surely</span><br /><span class="heb">אָכֵ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_403.htm">Strong's 403: </a> </span><span class="str2">Firmly, surely, but</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֣וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">took on</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשָׂ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(nā·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our infirmities</span><br /><span class="heb">חֳלָיֵ֙נוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥo·lā·yê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2483.htm">Strong's 2483: </a> </span><span class="str2">Malady, anxiety, calamity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and carried</span><br /><span class="heb">סְבָלָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(sə·ḇā·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5445.htm">Strong's 5445: </a> </span><span class="str2">To carry, be burdensome, to be gravid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our sorrows;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·maḵ·’ō·ḇê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4341.htm">Strong's 4341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anguish, affliction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet we</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·naḥ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_587.htm">Strong's 587: </a> </span><span class="str2">We</span><br /><br /><span class="word">considered Him</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲשַׁבְנֻ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·šaḇ·nu·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stricken</span><br /><span class="heb">נָג֛וּעַ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḡū·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">struck down</span><br /><span class="heb">מֻכֵּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(muk·kêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and afflicted.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·‘un·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6031.htm">Strong's 6031: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bowed down or afflicted</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 53:4 Surely he has borne our sickness (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 53:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 53:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 53:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 53:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>