Isa 53:4, 12 | 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

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 53:12

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.