Isa 53:4-5 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 4. Surely he hath borne our griefs -"Surely our infirmities he hath borne"] Seven MSS. ( two ancient) and three editions have cholayeynu in the plural number. And carried our sorrows -"And our sorrows, he hath carried them"] Seventeen MSS. ( two ancient) of Dr. Kennicott's , two of De Rossi's , and two editions have the word hu, he , before sebalam , "carrieth them," in the text; four other MSS. have it in the margin. This adds force to the sense, and elegance to the construction.

‏ Isaiah 53:4-5

Verse 4. Surely he hath borne our griefs-"Surely our infirmities he hath borne"] Seven MSS. (two ancient) and three editions have cholayeynu in the plural number.

And carried our sorrows-"And our sorrows, he hath carried them"] Seventeen MSS. (two ancient) of Dr. Kennicott's, two of De Rossi's, and two editions have the word hu, he, before sebalam, "carrieth them," in the text; four other MSS. have it in the margin. This adds force to the sense, and elegance to the construction.

Verse 5. The chastisement of our peace-"The chastisement by which our peace is effected"] Twenty-one MSS. and six editions have the word fully and regularly expressed, shelomeynu; pacificationum nostrarum, "our pacification;" that by which we are brought into a state of peace and favour with God. Ar. Montan.