Isaiah 53:12

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Modern

Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

Traditional

Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Literal

Therefore I will divide a portion to him with the many, and with the mighty he will divide the spoil upon that he poured out his soul to the death, and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he himself bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

Latin

Ideo dispertiam ei plurimos, et fortium dividet spolia, pro eo quod tradidit in mortem animam suam, et cum sceleratis reputatus est, et ipse peccata multorum tulit, et pro transgressoribus rogavit.

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English

Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

Notes

Isaiah 53:12

a portion: See Philippians 2:9–11.
He was numbered with the transgressors: Transgressors (Hebrew poshe‘im) is a stronger word than sinners and is important in Isaiah. It refers to those who defy lawful authority, in this case, God.
intercession for the transgressors: The servant would pray for sinners while suffering (see Exodus 32:30; Luke 23:34).

Isaiah 53:10–12

The final stanza of the poem first explains why the servant suffered and was treated unjustly in the place of others; it then explains what the result of that obedience would be.

Isaiah 52:13–53:12

This is the fourth of four passages that speak about the promised servant (see study note on Isaiah 42:1–4). The Hebrew poem is carefully constructed in five three-line stanzas.It begins with the servant’s exaltation (52:13), proceeds to his humiliation (52:14–53:9), and ends with his exaltation (53:10–12).

The faithful servant’s suffering would bring reconciliation between God and humans. The Lord Jesus perfectly fulfilled this prophecy (see Isaiah 40; Matthew 8:17; Acts 8:30–35; Romans 10:15–17; 15:21; 1 Peter 2:24–25).

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Philip Christian Suffering God’s Grief over Apostasy God’s Servant Making Sense of the Exile Psalms of Suffering Salvation in Isaiah The Christ Hymn: Christ’s Divine Nature The Climax of Scripture The Messiah The Servant-Leader The Son of Man

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Luke 22:37
For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”
Hebrews 9:28
…so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
Luke 23:32–34
Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.
Mark 15:27
Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
1 John 2:12
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
Colossians 1:13–14
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Hebrews 9:26
Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
Romans 8:34
Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
1 Timothy 2:5–6
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Isaiah 53:6
We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
Hebrews 2:14–15
Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

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