The Meaning of Isaiah 53:5 Explained

Isaiah 53:5

KJV: But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

YLT: And he is pierced for our transgressions, Bruised for our iniquities, The chastisement of our peace is on him, And by his bruise there is healing to us.

Darby: But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed.

ASV: But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Discover Isaiah 53:5

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 53:5?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 53:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 53:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 53:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But he [was] wounded  for our transgressions,  [he was] bruised  for our iniquities:  the chastisement  of our peace  [was] upon him; and with his stripes  we are healed. 

What does Isaiah 53:5 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Looking back from the Cross, we can see how appropriate these terms were in view of the death Jesus died, death by crucifixion. It was God who was behind the piercing and crushing of the Servant ( Isaiah 53:6; Isaiah 53:10). It was as though the Servant took the whipping that we deserved for being rebellious children (cf. Romans 4:25; 1 Corinthians 15:3; Hebrews 5:8; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 2:24-25).
"This is not a matter of a raging tyrant who demands violence on someone to satisfy his fury. It is a God who wants a whole relationship with his people, but is prevented from having it until incomplete justice is satisfied." [1]
"What else, we ask again, can these words mean than that He suffered vicariously? Not merely with, but for others? By no exegesis is it possible to escape this conclusion." [2]
What the Servant would do in bearing the consequences of humankind"s sins would bring about positive results for many people. This shows again that the Servant"s sufferings were not just with His people but for them. He would bear away sins so people could experience healing and well-being (Heb. shalom, the fullness of God"s blessing). This is far more than just physical healing; the whole passage is dealing with redemption from sin. [3]
But does it include physical healing? Is there healing in the atonement? Does what the Servant did guarantee physical healing for every believer? Ultimately it does. Eventually we will experience good health since poor health is one effect of sin. But immediately it does not in every case. We have yet to enter into all the benefits of Christ"s death for us, and must continue to struggle with some of the consequences of the Fall until we see the Lord. [4]

Context Summary

Isaiah 53:1-12 - The Rejected And Suffering Redeemer
The common lot of man may be summed up in three words: suffering, sin, and death. Our Lord, the Divine Servant, presents a notable exception to the rest of the race-not in His sufferings, Isaiah 53:3; not in His death, for He died many deaths in one, Isaiah 53:9, r.v. margin, but in His perfect innocence and goodness. His sufferings were due to sins not His own, Romans 5:8. We must make His soul our guilt offering, Isaiah 53:10, r.v. margin. It is the same word as is used in Leviticus 5:1-16. There is no need to summon the aid of another. Do it for yourself!
Jesus shall one day be satisfied. In the glory that shall accrue to the Father; in the redemption of untold myriads; in the character of the redeemed; in the destruction of the results of the Fall, we shall hear His sigh of content and see the triumph on His face. We shall witness His transference of the kingdom to the Father, 1 Corinthians 15:24. We shall behold the satisfactory termination of the mystery of evil. If He is satisfied, we shall be! [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 53

1  The prophet, complaining of incredulity, excuses the scandal of the cross
4  By the benefit of his passion
10  And the good success thereof

What do the individual words in Isaiah 53:5 mean?

But He [was] wounded for our transgressions [He was] bruised for our iniquities the chastisement for our peace [was] upon Him and by His stripes are healed we
וְהוּא֙ מְחֹלָ֣ל מִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּ מְדֻכָּ֖א מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵ֑ינוּ מוּסַ֤ר שְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹ נִרְפָּא־ לָֽנוּ

וְהוּא֙  But  He 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
מְחֹלָ֣ל  [was]  wounded 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine singular
Root: חָלַל 
Sense: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin.
מִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּ  for  our  transgressions 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: פֶּשַׁע  
Sense: transgression, rebellion.
מְדֻכָּ֖א  [He  was]  bruised 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine singular
Root: דָּכָא  
Sense: to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken.
מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵ֑ינוּ  for  our  iniquities 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, common plural construct, first person common plural
Root: עָוֹן  
Sense: perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity.
מוּסַ֤ר  the  chastisement  for 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מוּסָר  
Sense: discipline, chastening, correction.
שְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙  our  peace 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common plural
Root: שָׁלֹום  
Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.
עָלָ֔יו  [was]  upon  Him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹ  and  by  His  stripes 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חַבּוּרָה  
Sense: bruise, stripe, wound, blow.
נִרְפָּא־  are  healed 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָפָא  
Sense: to heal, make healthful.

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