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Isaiah 53:11 After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
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And because of his experience, my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/53.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/53.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/53.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He shall see of the travail of his soul, <i>and</i> shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/53.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He shall see the labor of His soul, <i>and</i> be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/53.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see <i>it and</i> be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, For He will bear their wrongdoings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/53.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As 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, As He will bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/53.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see <i>it</i> and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/53.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see <i>it and</i> be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/53.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As a result of the anguish of His soul, He shall see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge [of what He has accomplished] the Righteous One, My Servant, shall justify the many [making them righteous—upright before God, in right standing with Him], For He shall bear [the responsibility for] their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/53.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After his anguish, he will see light and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will carry their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/53.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will see it out of His anguish, and He will be satisfied with His knowledge. My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will carry their iniquities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/53.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he shall bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/53.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />By suffering, the servant will learn the true meaning of obeying the LORD. Although he is innocent, he will take the punishment for the sins of others, so that many of them will no longer be guilty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/53.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many: and he shall bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/53.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will see and be satisfied because of his suffering. My righteous servant will acquit many people because of what he has learned [through suffering]. He will carry their sins as a burden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/53.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After a life of suffering, he will again have joy; he will know that he did not suffer in vain. My devoted servant, with whom I am pleased, will bear the punishment of many and for his sake I will forgive them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/53.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Out of the suffering of his soul he will see light and find satisfaction. And through his knowledge his servant, the righteous one, will make many righteous, and he will bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/53.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/53.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done. "My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/53.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />After the suffering of his soul he will see light and be satisfied by his knowledge. The righteous one, my servant, will make many righteous, and he will bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/53.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/53.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/53.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Of the labor of His soul He sees—He is satisfied, "" Through His knowledge My Righteous Servant gives righteousness to many, "" And He bears their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/53.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Of the labour of his soul he seeth -- he is satisfied, Through his knowledge give righteousness Doth the righteous one, My servant, to many, And their iniquities he doth bear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/53.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And be shall see of the labor of his soul, he shall be satisfied: by his knowledge my just servant shall justify for many; and he shall bear their iniquities.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/53.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because his soul hath laboured, he shall see and be filled: by his knowledge shall this my just servant justify many, and he shall bear their iniquities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/53.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because his soul has labored, he will see and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my just servant will himself justify many, and he himself will carry their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/53.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because of his anguish he shall see the light; because of his knowledge he shall be content; My servant, the just one, shall justify the many, their iniquity he shall bear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/53.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Out of his anguish he shall see light; he shall find satisfaction through his knowledge. The righteous one, my servant, shall make many righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/53.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He shall see the reward of the travail of his soul, and be satisfied with the knowledge; he shall justify the righteous; for he is a servant of many, and he shall bear their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/53.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He shall see the labor of his soul and he shall be satisfied by the knowledge. He shall declare the righteous ones innocent. He is the Servant of the many, and he shall bear their sins<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/53.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Of the travail of his soul he shall see to the full, even My servant, Who by his knowledge did justify the Righteous One to the many, And their iniquities he did bear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/53.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />the Lord also is pleased to take away from the travail of his soul, to shew him light, and to form <i>him</i> with understanding; to justify the just one who serves many well; and he shall bear their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/53-11.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=12018" 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">A Grave Assigned</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made 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. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5999.htm" title="5999: mê·‘ă·mal (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Trouble, labor, toil. From amal; toil, i.e. Wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. Of body or mind.">After the anguish</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">of His soul,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">He will see the light of life</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: yiś·bā‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">and be satisfied.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1847.htm" title="1847: bə·ḏa‘·tōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Knowledge. From yada'; knowledge.">By His knowledge</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dîq (Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">My righteous</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: yaṣ·dîq (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">will justify</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: lā·rab·bîm (Prep-l, Art:: Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">many,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and He</a> <a href="/hebrew/5445.htm" title="5445: yis·bōl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To bear (a heavy load). A primitive root; to carry, or be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid.">will bear</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: wa·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯām (Conj-w:: N-cpc:: 3mp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">their iniquities.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.…<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="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8-11</a></span><br />And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. / Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, / that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-18.htm">Romans 5:18-19</a></span><br />So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men. / For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.<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="/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_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/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a></span><br />just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25-26</a></span><br />God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. / He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a></span><br />The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12-14</a></span><br />But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. / Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet, / because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-2.htm">1 John 2:2</a></span><br />He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.<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="/acts/3-18.htm">Acts 3:18</a></span><br />But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-46.htm">Luke 24:46-47</a></span><br />And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, / and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-38.htm">John 12:38-41</a></span><br />This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: / “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3-4</a></span><br />For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, / so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.</p><p class="hdg">see</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></b></br> And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/12-24.htm">John 12:24,27-32</a></b></br> Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21</a></b></br> A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.</p><p class="hdg">by his</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a></b></br> And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a></b></br> For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to <i>give</i> the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/3-8.htm">Philippians 3:8-10</a></b></br> Yea doubtless, and I count all things <i>but</i> loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them <i>but</i> dung, that I may win Christ, … </p><p class="hdg">my righteousness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1</a></b></br> Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, <i>in whom</i> my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-3.htm">Isaiah 49:3</a></b></br> And said unto me, Thou <i>art</i> my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1</a></b></br> My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:</p><p class="hdg">justify</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-25.htm">Isaiah 45:25</a></b></br> In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-22.htm">Romans 3:22-24</a></b></br> Even the righteousness of God <i>which is</i> by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/4-24.htm">Romans 4:24,25</a></b></br> But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; … </p><p class="hdg">bear</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-6,8,12</a></b></br> Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a></b></br> Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-28.htm">Hebrews 9:28</a></b></br> So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; 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The "anguish" signifies the depth of His suffering, both physically and spiritually, as He bore the sins of humanity. This aligns with the New Testament accounts of Jesus' agony in the Garden of Gethsemane (<a href="/matthew/26-36.htm">Matthew 26:36-39</a>) and His cry of abandonment on the cross (<a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a>).<p><b>He will see the light of life and be satisfied</b><br>This phrase is often understood as a reference to the resurrection. "The light of life" symbolizes the victory over death and the new life that follows. The satisfaction comes from the fulfillment of His mission to redeem humanity. This is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus' resurrection is seen as the ultimate triumph over sin and death (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20-22</a>).<p><b>By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many</b><br>The "knowledge" here can be interpreted as the experiential knowledge of suffering and obedience that the Servant gains through His trials. "My righteous Servant" emphasizes the sinless nature of the Servant, who is able to justify many because of His righteousness. This justification is a legal term, meaning to be declared righteous, and is a central theme in Paul's writings, particularly in <a href="/romans/5-18.htm">Romans 5:18-19</a>, where the obedience of Christ leads to justification for many.<p><b>and He will bear their iniquities</b><br>This phrase highlights the substitutionary atonement, where the Servant takes upon Himself the sins of others. The concept of bearing iniquities is rooted in the sacrificial system of the Old Testament, where a lamb or goat would bear the sins of the people (<a href="/leviticus/16-21.htm">Leviticus 16:21-22</a>). In the New Testament, this is fulfilled in Jesus, who is described as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous_servant.htm">The Righteous Servant</a></b><br>This refers to the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who is prophesied to suffer and bear the sins of many. He is depicted as a servant who fulfills God's will through His suffering and subsequent exaltation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_many.htm">The Many</a></b><br>This term refers to those who will be justified by the Servant's actions. It encompasses all who believe in Christ and accept His sacrifice for their sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/anguish_of_his_soul.htm">Anguish of His Soul</a></b><br>This phrase describes the intense suffering and emotional turmoil that the Servant endures, which is ultimately for the purpose of redemption.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/justification.htm">Justification</a></b><br>A key theological concept where the Servant's actions result in the declaration of righteousness for those who believe. It is a legal term indicating a change in status before God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bearing_iniquities.htm">Bearing Iniquities</a></b><br>This refers to the Servant taking upon Himself the sins of others, a substitutionary act that is central to the Christian understanding of atonement.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_justification.htm">Understanding Justification</a></b><br>Recognize that justification is a gift from God through faith in Jesus Christ. It is not earned by works but granted through the Servant's sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Suffering</a></b><br>Reflect on how suffering can have a redemptive purpose, as seen in the life of Christ. Consider how personal trials might be used by God for a greater good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/bearing_others'_burdens.htm">Bearing Others' Burdens</a></b><br>As Christ bore our iniquities, we are called to support and bear one another's burdens, fulfilling the law of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_light_of_life.htm">The Light of Life</a></b><br>Embrace the hope and satisfaction found in the resurrection and eternal life promised through Jesus, who overcame death and suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/k/knowledge_of_the_servant.htm">Knowledge of the Servant</a></b><br>Grow in the knowledge of Christ, understanding His work and its implications for our lives, leading to a deeper relationship with Him.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/53.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">He shall see of the travail . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">On account of the travail of his soul, he shall see, and be refreshed. </span>We may find the truest explanation in the words, "To-day thou shalt be with me in paradise" (<a href="/luke/23-43.htm" title="And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, To day shall you be with me in paradise.">Luke 23:43</a>). The refreshment <span class= "ital">after </span>travail, <span class= "ital">because </span>of the travail, was already present to the sufferer's consciousness.<p><span class= "bld">By his knowledge . . .</span>--The phrase admits of two meanings, objective and subjective: (1) by their knowledge of Him; or (2) by His own knowledge; and each expresses a truth. Men are saved by knowing Christ. To know Him and the Father is eternal life (<a href="/john/17-3.htm" title="And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.">John 17:3</a>). On the other hand, the Christ Himself makes His knowledge of the Father the ground of His power to impart that knowledge to men, and so to justify and save them (<a href="/john/17-25.htm" title="O righteous Father, the world has not known you: but I have known you, and these have known that you have sent me.">John 17:25</a>). Without that knowledge He could not have led them to know God as He knew. If we dare not say that the prophet distinctly contemplated both meanings, we may rejoice that he was guided to use a phrase which includes both. <a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm" title="And the spirit of the LORD shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;">Isaiah 11:2</a> and <a href="/malachi/2-7.htm" title="For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.">Malachi 2:7</a> are in favour of (2). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/53.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied</span>; rather, <span class="accented">because of the travail of his soul he shall see</span>, <span class="accented">and be satisfied</span> (comp. <a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7-11</a>, "He made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men; and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, <span class="accented">Wherefore</span> God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a Name which is above every name: that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father"). No cross - no crown. First, suffering, then glory. <span class="accented">Because</span> Christ suffered, and was bruised, and put to grief, and made a sacrifice for sin; <span class="accented">because</span> of all this "travail of his soul," <span class="accented">- therefore</span> it was given him to see the happy results of his sufferings - the formation of that Church which will live with him for ever in heaven (<a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4-17</a>), and therewith to be "<span class="accented">satisfied."</span> <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify</span> <span class="cmt_word">many;</span> <span class="accented">i.e. "</span>by his knowledge of the Divine counsels and purpose, which he will impart to his disciples, shall my righteous Servant justify many" (literally, <span class="accented">the many</span>), or, in other words, "turn them from sin to righteousness" (comp. <a href="/daniel/12-3.htm">Daniel 12:3</a>). Nothing is so effectual in turning men to righteousness as teaching them the true knowledge of God - his nature, his purposes with regard to them, his feelings towards them. Christ, from his own knowledge, gave men this knowledge, and so did all that could be done to draw them to his Father. And his efforts were not without result. The fruit of his teaching has been the justification of many - ay, of "the many," as both Isaiah and St. Paul (<a href="/romans/5-19.htm">Romans 5:19</a>) testify. For he shall bear their iniquities; rather, <span class="accented">and their iniquities he himself shall bear.</span> The initial part of the clause is not "causal," but merely connective. There are two main things which Christ does for his people - he makes them righteous by infusing into them of his own righteousness; and he bears the burden of their iniquities, taking them upon himself, and by his perpetual intercession obtaining God's forgiveness of them. As Delitzsch says, "His continued taking of our trespasses upon himself is merely the constant presence and presentation of his atonement, which has been offered once for all. The dead yet living One, because of his one self-sacrifice, is an eternal Priest, who now lives to distribute the blessings which he has acquired" ('Commentary on Isaiah,' vol. 2:p. 338). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/53-11.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">After the anguish</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֲמַ֤ל</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ă·mal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5999.htm">Strong's 5999: </a> </span><span class="str2">Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of His soul,</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשׁוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">He will see the light of life</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְאֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(yir·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and be satisfied.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂבָּ֔ע</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·bā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sated, satisfied or surfeited</span><br /><br /><span class="word">By His knowledge</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדַעְתּ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏa‘·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1847.htm">Strong's 1847: </a> </span><span class="str2">Knowledge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My righteous</span><br /><span class="heb">צַדִּ֛יק</span> <span class="translit">(ṣad·dîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> </span><span class="str2">Just, righteous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·dî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will justify</span><br /><span class="heb">יַצְדִּ֥יק</span> <span class="translit">(yaṣ·dîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6663.htm">Strong's 6663: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be just or righteous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽרַבִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(lā·rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and He</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֥וּא</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">will bear</span><br /><span class="heb">יִסְבֹּֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yis·bōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">their iniquities.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲוֺנֹתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 53:11 After the suffering of his soul he (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 53:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 53:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 53:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 53:12" /></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>