Isaiah 53:12

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
divide	אֲחַלֶּק 'a.cha.lek-	H2505	to be smooth (figuratively) · verb, piel imperfect, 1st person common singular
great	בָרַבִּ֗ים va.ra.Bim	H7227	abundant (in quantity · preposition with the article + adjective, masculine plural absolute
divide	יְחַלֵּ֣ק ye.cha.Lek	H2505	to be smooth (figuratively) · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
spoil	שָׁלָל֒ sha.Lal	H7998	booty · noun, common masculine singular absolute
strong	עֲצוּמִים֮ 'a.tzu.Mim	H6099	powerful (specifically · adjective, masculine plural absolute
out	הֶעֱרָ֤ה he.'e.Rah	H6168	to be (causatively · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
soul	נַפְשׁ֔וֹ naf.Sho	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
death	לַמָּ֙וֶת֙ la.Ma.vet	H4194	death (natural or violent) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
numbered	נִמְנָ֑ה nim.Nah	H4487	properly · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
transgressors	פֹּשְׁעִ֖ים po.she.'Im	H6586	to break away (from just authority) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
bare	נָשָׂ֔א na.Sa'	H5375	to lift · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sin	חֵטְא chet'-	H2399	a crime or its penalty · noun, common masculine singular construct
many	רַבִּ֣ים ra.Bim	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine plural absolute
intercession	יַפְגִּֽיעַ yaf.Gi.a'	H6293	to impinge · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
transgressors	וְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖ים ve.la.po.she.'Im	H6586	to break away (from just authority) · conjunction + preposition with the article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Luke 22:37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things co…
Hebrews 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvat…
Mark 15:27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Luke 23:32-34 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.
Colossians 1:13-14 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
1 John 2:12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Romans 8:34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh in…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 53:10–end

In the foregoing verses the prophet had testified very particularly of the sufferings of Christ, yet mixing some hints of the happy issue of them; here he again mentions his sufferings, but largely foretels the glory that should follow. We may observe, in these verses, I. The services and sufferings of Christ's state of humiliation. Come, and see how he loved us, see what he did for us. 1. He submitted to the frowns of Heaven (Isa 53:10): Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him, to put him to pain, or torment, or grief. The scripture nowhere says that Christ is his sufferings underwent the wrath of God; but it says here, (1.) That the Lord bruised him, not only permitted men to bruise him, but…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 53:12

divide--as a conqueror dividing the spoil after a victory (Psa 2:8; Luk 11:22). him--for Him. with . . . great--HENGSTENBERG translates, "I will give Him the mighty for a portion"; so the Septuagint. But the parallel clause, "with the strong," favors English Version. His triumphs shall be not merely among the few and weak, but among the many and mighty. spoil . . . strong-- (Col 2:15; compare Pro 16:19). "With the great; with the mighty," may mean, as a great and mighty hero. poured out . . . soul--that is, His life, which was considered as residing in the blood (Lev 17:11; Rom 3:25). numbered with, &c.--not that He was a transgressor, but He was treated as such, when crucified wit…

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Adam Clarke on Isaiah 53:12

He bare the sin of many - רבים rabbim, the multitudes, the many that were made sinners by the offenses 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 רבים rabbim of the prophet answers to the οἱ πολλοι, of the apostle, Rom 5:15, Rom 5:19. As the πολλοι of the apostle means all that have sinned; so the רבים rabbim of the prophet means those for whom Christ died; i.e., all that have sinned. And made intercession for the transgressors - For יפגיע yaphgia, in the future, a MS. has הפגיע hiphgia, preterite, rather better, as agreeable with the other verbs immediately preceding in the se…

The Church Fathers

"Therefore I will divide him a portion among the many," among the many who will eat his body and will drink his blood. "And he shall divide the spoil with the strong" … he calls "the strong" the holy apostles, among whom he divided the nations to be ruled, which he had taken away the power of the devil.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 53:12

Three men were crucified in the same place, the Lord in the middle, because "he was reckoned among the wicked." They placed the two robbers on either side, but they were not crucified for the same reason. They were flanking Christ as he hung there, but they were far removed from him in reality. They were crucified by their crimes, he by ours.
— Augustine of Hippo, SERMON 285:2

The inheritance of the Son is all those who believe in him. They are rightly called the spoil of the devil. This occurred when the only Son in his wonderful dispensation made everyone to participate in the knowledge of the Son and the Father. They were released from error and from the tyranny of the devil, whom they previously thought to be too strong. They are rightly said to have been made an inheritance, those who became a part of him when the devil was plundered.
— Theodore of Heraclea, FRAGMENTS ON ISAIAH

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Dictionary and topics

Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…
Crucifixion — A common mode of punishment among heathen nations in early times. It is not certain whether it was known among the ancient Jews; probably it was not. The modes of capital punishment according to the…
Humiliation of Christ — (Phil. 2:8), seen in (1) his birth (Gal. 4:4; Luke 2:7; John 1:46; Heb. 2:9), (2) his circumstances, (3) his reputation (Isa. 53; Matt. 26:59, 67; Ps. 22:6; Matt. 26:68), (4) his soul (Ps. 22:1;…
Prophecy — Or prediction, was one of the functions of the prophet. It has been defined as a “miracle of knowledge, a declaration or description or representation of something future, beyond the power of human…
Atonement, The · Foretold — Foretold
Death Of Christ, The · Was voluntary — Was voluntary
Drink Offering · Illustrative of the: Offering of Christ — Illustrative of the: Offering of Christ
Offerings · .A type of Christ — .A type of Christ
Prophecies Respecting Christ · His sufferings being for others — His sufferings being for others
Scape Goat, The · Typical of Christ — Typical of Christ
Types Of Christ · Scape goat — Scape goat

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 53:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 53:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 53:12

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 53:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 53:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 53:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 53:12

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 53:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Isaiah 53:12

John Calvin on Isaiah 53:12–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 53:12–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 53:12

Rashi on Isaiah 53:12