Isaiah 50:6

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
gave	נָתַ֣תִּי na.Ta.ti	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
back	גֵּוִי֙ ge.Vi	H1460	the back · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
smiters	לְמַכִּ֔ים le.ma.Kim	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · preposition + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
cheeks	וּלְחָיַ֖י u.le.cha.Yai	H3895	the cheek (from its fleshiness) · conjunction + noun, common masculine dual construct + pronominal suffix
off	לְמֹֽרְטִ֑ים le.mo.re.Tim	H4803	to polish · preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
hid	הִסְתַּ֔רְתִּי his.Tar.ti	H5641	to hide (by covering) · verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person common singular
face	פָּנַי֙ pa.Nai	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
shame	מִכְּלִמּ֖וֹת mi.ke.li.Mot	H3639	disgrace · preposition + noun, common feminine plural absolute
spitting	וָרֹֽק va.Rok	H7536	spittle · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Matthew 26:67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
Mark 14:65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with…
Mark 15:19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
Matthew 27:30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
Luke 22:63-64 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his strip…
Lamentations 3:30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
John 18:22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high prie…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 50:4-9

Our Lord Jesus, having proved himself able to save, here shows himself as willing as he is able to save, here shows himself as willing as he is able. We suppose the prophet Isaiah to say something of himself in these verses, engaging and encouraging himself to go on in his work as a prophet, notwithstanding the many hardships he met with, not doubting but that God would stand by him and strengthen him; but, like David, he speaks of himself as a type of Christ, who is here prophesied of and promised to be the Saviour. I. As an acceptable preacher. Isaiah, a a prophet, was qualified for the work to which he was called, so were the rest of God's prophets, and others whom he employed as his mess…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 50:6

smiters--with scourges and with the open hand (Isa 52:14; Mar 14:65). Literally fulfilled (Mat 27:26; Mat 26:27; Luk 18:33). To "pluck the hair" is the highest insult that can be offered an Oriental (Sa2 10:4; Lam 3:30). "I gave" implies the voluntary nature of His sufferings; His example corresponds to His precept (Mat 5:39). spitting--To spit in another's presence is an insult in the East, much more on one; most of all in the face (Job 30:10; Mat 27:30; Luk 18:32).

John Gill on Isaiah 50:6

I gave my back to the smiters,.... To Pontius Pilate, and those he ordered to scourge him, Matthew 27:26. and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; of the beard; which, is painful, so a great indignity and affront. The Septuagint renders it, "and my cheeks to blows"; , a word used by the evangelists when they speak of Christ being smitten and stricken with the palms of men's hands, and seem to refer to this passage, Mark 14:65, I hid not my face from shame and spitting; or from shameful spitting; they spit in his face, and exposed him to shame, and which was a shameful usage of him, and yet he took it patiently, Matthew 26:67, these are all instances of great shame and reproach; as…

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John Calvin

The Church Fathers

[This is] as though he were to say, "Though I knew beforehand that they would strike me, I did not even turn aside my cheek; for how could I have nerved my disciples to undergo death for the truth if I had been afraid?"
— Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 13:13

If you remain unruffled, you silence your insolent assailant by giving him a practical illustration of self-control. Were you struck? So also was the Lord. Were you spat on? The Lord also suffered this, for "he did not turn his face from the shame of the spittle." … You have not been condemned to death or crucified.
— Basil of Caesarea, HOMILY AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE PRONE TO ANGER

This whole recital is taught by the holy Gospels. For the servant of the high priest gave [Christ] a blow on the cheek; some struck his face, saying, "Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck you?" Others spat in his face; as for Pilate, he had him scourged and delivered him to be crucified. So, all this he predicts in the prophecy to teach of his own patience.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 16:50.6

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Dictionary and topics

Beard — The mode of wearing it was definitely prescribed to the Jews (Lev. 19:27; 21:5). Hence the import of Ezekiel’s (5:1-4) description of the “razor” i.e., the agents of an angry providence being used…
Punishments — The earliest theory of punishment current among mankind is doubtless the one of simple retaliation, “blood for blood.” Viewed historically, the first case of punishment for crime mentioned in…
Ship — No one writer in the whole range of Greek and Roman literature has supplied us with so much information concerning the merchant-ships of the ancients as St. Luke in the narrative of St. Paul’s voyage…
Assault And Battery · .Prophecies of — .Prophecies of
Beard, The · Plucking of, a sign of scorn — Plucking of, a sign of scorn
Hair, The · Plucking out of, a reproach — Plucking out of, a reproach
Humility Of Christ, The · Exhibited in his: Submitting to sufferings — Exhibited in his: Submitting to sufferings
Persecution · OF JESUS — OF JESUS
Prophecies Respecting Christ · His being spit on and scourged — His being spit on and scourged
Punishments · Secondary kinds of: Plucking out the hair — Secondary kinds of: Plucking out the hair

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 50:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 50:4-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 50:6

John Gill on Isaiah 50:6

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 50:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 50:4-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 50:6

John Gill on Isaiah 50:6

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 50:5-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 50:6

Rashi on Isaiah 50:6