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A Profound Misjudgment
Onlookers saw the Servant's suffering and wrongly concluded he was being punished by God for his own sins. Commentators explain this was a common assumption in that culture. The verse reveals the shocking truth: he was suffering not for his own transgressions, but because he was bearing 'our' griefs and carrying 'our' sorrows. This dramatic reversal from human judgment to divine reality is a core confession of faith.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 53:4
18th Century
Theologian
Surely - This is an exceedingly important verse and one that presents considerable difficulty because of the manner in which it is quoted in…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 53:4
19th Century
Bishop
Surely he has borne our griefs ... —The words are spoken as by those who had previously despised the Servant of Jehovah, …
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 53:1–9
19th Century
Preacher
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 53:4
16th Century
Theologian
Surely he carried our sicknesses. The particle אכן (aken) is not only a strong affirmation, but is likewise equivalent to for…
John Gill
On Isaiah 53:4
17th Century
Pastor
Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows
Or "nevertheless", as Gussetius F11 ; notwithstan…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 53:4–9
17th Century
Minister
These verses provide an account of Christ's sufferings and also of their purpose. It was for our sins, and in our place, that our Lord Jesus suffer…