Isaiah 53:5

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Literal

And he was pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes there is healing for us.

Latin

Ipse autem vulneratus est propter iniquitates nostras; attritus est propter scelera nostra: disciplina pacis nostræ super eum, et livore ejus sanati sumus.

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English

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.

Notes

Isaiah 53:5

He was pierced: See also Zechariah 12:10.
crushed … punishment … stripes: These were typical punishments for crimes. Sin is a crime against God.
brought us peace: The Hebrew word shalom is usually translated as "peace." Shalom means experiencing wholeness in body, mind, and relationships with others. The servant would be injured so humanity can be whole and healthy in all aspects of life (see also Isaiah 57:18). We do not need to suffer divine punishment for our sins because the servant has already done so (see Galatians 1:4).

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 Messiah The Servant-Leader The Son of Man

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

1 Peter 2:24–25
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
Matthew 20:28
…just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Romans 5:6–10
For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Isaiah 53:10–12
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
Hebrews 10:14
…because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.
Romans 4:25
He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
Hebrews 9:12–15
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
Hebrews 10:10
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
1 Corinthians 15:3
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
Isaiah 53:6–8
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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