Chapter summary
Isaiah 53 Summary
Isaiah 53 describes the suffering servant who is wounded for our transgressions and bears the sins of many—seen by Christians as a prophecy of Jesus’ death.
Written centuries before Jesus, the chapter portrays a servant despised and rejected, ‘pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities,’ by whose wounds we are healed.
Though innocent, he is led ‘like a lamb to the slaughter’ and bears the sin of many, then is vindicated. The New Testament applies this directly to Christ’s atoning death.
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Isaiah 53:5 “But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.” 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.”
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