Isaiah 53:10
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Original Language Analysis
יְהוָ֖ה
of the LORD
H3068
יְהוָ֖ה
of the LORD
Strong's:
H3068
Word #:
1 of 16
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
חָפֵ֤ץ
Yet it pleased
H2654
חָפֵ֤ץ
Yet it pleased
Strong's:
H2654
Word #:
2 of 16
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
דַּכְּאוֹ֙
to bruise
H1792
דַּכְּאוֹ֙
to bruise
Strong's:
H1792
Word #:
3 of 16
to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)
הֶֽחֱלִ֔י
him he hath put him to grief
H2470
הֶֽחֱלִ֔י
him he hath put him to grief
Strong's:
H2470
Word #:
4 of 16
properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to stroke (in flattering), entreat
אִם
H518
אִם
Strong's:
H518
Word #:
5 of 16
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
תָּשִׂ֤ים
when thou shalt make
H7760
תָּשִׂ֤ים
when thou shalt make
Strong's:
H7760
Word #:
6 of 16
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
אָשָׁם֙
an offering for sin
H817
אָשָׁם֙
an offering for sin
Strong's:
H817
Word #:
7 of 16
guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering
נַפְשׁ֔וֹ
his soul
H5315
נַפְשׁ֔וֹ
his soul
Strong's:
H5315
Word #:
8 of 16
properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
יִרְאֶ֥ה
he shall see
H7200
יִרְאֶ֥ה
he shall see
Strong's:
H7200
Word #:
9 of 16
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
זֶ֖רַע
his seed
H2233
זֶ֖רַע
his seed
Strong's:
H2233
Word #:
10 of 16
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
יַאֲרִ֣יךְ
he shall prolong
H748
יַאֲרִ֣יךְ
he shall prolong
Strong's:
H748
Word #:
11 of 16
to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
יָמִ֑ים
his days
H3117
יָמִ֑ים
his days
Strong's:
H3117
Word #:
12 of 16
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
וְחֵ֥פֶץ
and the pleasure
H2656
וְחֵ֥פֶץ
and the pleasure
Strong's:
H2656
Word #:
13 of 16
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
יְהוָ֖ה
of the LORD
H3068
יְהוָ֖ה
of the LORD
Strong's:
H3068
Word #:
14 of 16
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
Cross References
Romans 8:32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?2 Corinthians 5:21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.Galatians 3:13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:Ephesians 1:5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.Romans 6:9Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.Revelation 1:18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.Isaiah 53:12Therefore 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.Romans 8:8So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.1 Peter 2:24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Historical Context
This verse holds together God's sovereignty over the cross, the sacrificial nature of Christ's death, and resurrection hope. The Father 'bruised' the Son for our salvation.
Questions for Reflection
- How do you understand that it 'pleased the LORD to bruise him'?
- What does 'he shall prolong his days' indicate about resurrection?
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Analysis & Commentary
'Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.' The Hebrew 'chaphets' (pleased) doesn't mean God enjoyed the suffering but that this was His sovereign will for redemption. 'Asham' (guilt/sin offering) - specific sacrificial terminology. Yet death leads to 'prolonged days' - resurrection.