Isa 53:11-12 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 11. Shall be satisfied -"And be satisfied"] The Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac , and a MS. add the conjunction to the verb, vaigisba . Shall my righteous servant justify -"Shall my servant justify"] Three MSS., (two of them ancient,) omit the word tsaddik ; it seems to be only an imperfect repetition, by mistake, of the preceding word. It makes a solecism in this place; for according to the constant usage of the Hebrew language, the adjective, in a phrase of this kind, ought to follow the substantive; and tsaddik abdi , in Hebrew, would be as absurd as "shall my servant righteous justify," in English. Add to this, that it makes the hemistich too long.

‏ Isaiah 53:11-12

Verse 11. Shall be satisfied-"And be satisfied"] The Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and a MS. add the conjunction to the verb, vaigisba.

Shall my righteous servant justify-"Shall my servant justify"] Three MSS., (two of them ancient,) omit the word tsaddik; it seems to be only an imperfect repetition, by mistake, of the preceding word. It makes a solecism in this place; for according to the constant usage of the Hebrew language, the adjective, in a phrase of this kind, ought to follow the substantive; and tsaddik abdi, in Hebrew, would be as absurd as "shall my servant righteous justify," in English. Add to this, that it makes the hemistich too long.

Verse 12. He bare the sin of many] rabbim, the multitudes, the many that were made sinners by the offences 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 rabbim of the prophet answers to the οιπολλοι, of the apostle, Ro 5:15, 19. As the πολλοι of the apostle means all that have sinned; so the rabbim of the prophet means those for whom Christ died; i.e., all that have sinned.

And made intercession for the transgressors.] For yaphgia, in the future, a MS. has hiphgia, preterite, rather better, as agreeable with the other verbs immediately preceding in the sentence.

He made intercession for the transgressors.-This was literally fulfilled at his death, "Father, forgive them; they know not what they do!" Lu 23:34. And to make intercession for transgressors is one part of his mediatorial office. Heb 7:25; 9:24.

IN this chapter the incarnation, preaching, humiliation, rejection, sufferings, death, atonement, resurrection, and mediation of Jesus Christ are all predicted, together with the prevalence of his Gospel, and the extension of his kingdom through all ages.