Isaiah 53:8
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Original Language Analysis
וּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙
and from judgment
H4941
וּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙
and from judgment
Strong's:
H4941
Word #:
2 of 15
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
לֻקָּ֔ח
He was taken
H3947
לֻקָּ֔ח
He was taken
Strong's:
H3947
Word #:
3 of 15
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
וְאֶת
H853
וְאֶת
Strong's:
H853
Word #:
4 of 15
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
דּוֹר֖וֹ
his generation
H1755
דּוֹר֖וֹ
his generation
Strong's:
H1755
Word #:
5 of 15
properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
מִ֣י
H4310
מִ֣י
Strong's:
H4310
Word #:
6 of 15
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
יְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַ
and who shall declare
H7878
יְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַ
and who shall declare
Strong's:
H7878
Word #:
7 of 15
to ponder, i.e., (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter
כִּ֤י
H3588
כִּ֤י
Strong's:
H3588
Word #:
8 of 15
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
נִגְזַר֙
for he was cut off
H1504
נִגְזַר֙
for he was cut off
Strong's:
H1504
Word #:
9 of 15
to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
out of the land
H776
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
out of the land
Strong's:
H776
Word #:
10 of 15
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
חַיִּ֔ים
of the living
H2416
חַיִּ֔ים
of the living
Strong's:
H2416
Word #:
11 of 15
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
מִפֶּ֥שַׁע
for the transgression
H6588
מִפֶּ֥שַׁע
for the transgression
Strong's:
H6588
Word #:
12 of 15
a revolt (national, moral or religious)
עַמִּ֖י
of my people
H5971
עַמִּ֖י
of my people
Strong's:
H5971
Word #:
13 of 15
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Cross References
1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:Acts 8:33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.John 19:7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.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.Daniel 9:26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.Isaiah 53:5But 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.Psalms 69:12They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.Romans 1:4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
Historical Context
Jesus's unjust trial and execution fulfill this precisely. 'Who shall declare his generation' may refer to His lack of offspring (dying young) or the impossibility of fully describing His nature.
Questions for Reflection
- How does legal injustice serve God's redemptive purposes?
- What does 'cut off for the transgression of my people' teach about substitution?
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Analysis & Commentary
'He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.' Legal injustice ('from prison and from judgment') leads to death. 'Cut off from the land of the living' means killed. The reason: 'for the transgression of my people' - substitutionary suffering for others' sins.