Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. New Living Translation Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins! English Standard Version Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. Berean Standard Bible Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. King James Bible Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. New King James Version Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. New American Standard Bible However, it was our sicknesses that He Himself bore, And our pains that He carried; Yet we ourselves assumed that He had been afflicted, Struck down by God, and humiliated. NASB 1995 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. NASB 1977 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. Legacy Standard Bible Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. Amplified Bible But [in fact] He has borne our griefs, And He has carried our sorrows and pains; Yet we [ignorantly] assumed that He was stricken, Struck down by God and degraded and humiliated [by Him]. Christian Standard Bible Yet he himself bore our sicknesses, and he carried our pains; but we in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. Holman Christian Standard Bible Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses, and He carried our pains; but we in turn regarded Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. American Standard Version Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. Contemporary English Version He suffered and endured great pain for us, but we thought his suffering was punishment from God. English Revised Version Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. GOD'S WORD® Translation He certainly has taken upon himself our suffering and carried our sorrows, but we thought that God had wounded him, beat him, and punished him. Good News Translation "But he endured the suffering that should have been ours, the pain that we should have borne. All the while we thought that his suffering was punishment sent by God. International Standard Version "Surely he has borne our sufferings and carried our sorrows; yet we considered him stricken, and struck down by God, and afflicted. Majority Standard Bible Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. NET Bible But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain; even though we thought he was being punished, attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done. New Heart English Bible Surely he bore our diseases, and took our pains; yet we considered him stricken, and struck down by God, and afflicted. Webster's Bible Translation Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. World English Bible Surely he has borne our sickness and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSurely He has borne our sicknesses, "" And our pains—He has carried them, "" And we have esteemed Him [as] plagued, struck of God, and afflicted. Young's Literal Translation Surely our sicknesses he hath borne, And our pains -- he hath carried them, And we -- we have esteemed him plagued, Smitten of God, and afflicted. Smith's Literal Translation Surely he lifted up our afflictions, and our griefs he carried them: and we reckoned him to be smitten, struck of God, and afflicted. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSurely he hath borne our infirmities and carried our sorrows: and we have thought him as it were a leper, and as one struck by God and afflicted. Catholic Public Domain Version Truly, he has taken away our weaknesses, and he himself has carried our sorrows. And we thought of him as if he were a leper, or as if he had been struck by God and humiliated. New American Bible Yet it was our pain that he bore, our sufferings he endured. We thought of him as stricken, struck down by God and afflicted, New Revised Standard Version Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSurely he has borne our sorrows and carried our griefs; but we considered him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Truly he has endured our sufferings and carried our sorrows, and we considered him to be beaten and punished by God and afflicted OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Surely our diseases he did bear, and our pains he carried; Whereas we did esteem him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. Brenton Septuagint Translation He bears our sins, and is pained for us: yet we accounted him to be in trouble, and in suffering, and in affliction. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Suffering Servant…3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. 4Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted. 5But 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.… Cross References Matthew 8:17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.” 1 Peter 2:24 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.” Matthew 26:67 Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him Mark 15:19 They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him. John 19:1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. Romans 4:25 He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification. 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. Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” Hebrews 9:28 so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him. 1 John 3:5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin. Psalm 22:6-8 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. / All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: / “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.” Psalm 69:4 Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay. Psalm 69:20 Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one. Lamentations 3:30 Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach. Zechariah 12:10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. Treasury of Scripture Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. he hath Isaiah 53:5,6,11,12 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… Matthew 8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. Galatians 3:13 Christ 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: yet Matthew 26:37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. John 19:7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. Jump to Previous Afflicted Bear Bore Borne Carried Considered Diseased Diseases Esteem Esteemed God's Griefs Infirmities Ourselves Pain Pains Plagued Punishment Regard Seemed Sickness Smitten Sorrows Stricken Struck Suffering Surely WhereasJump to Next Afflicted Bear Bore Borne Carried Considered Diseased Diseases Esteem Esteemed God's Griefs Infirmities Ourselves Pain Pains Plagued Punishment Regard Seemed Sickness Smitten Sorrows Stricken Struck Suffering Surely WhereasIsaiah 53 1. The prophet, complaining of incredulity, excuses the scandal of the cross4. By the benefit of his passion 10. And the good success thereof Surely He took on our infirmities The phrase begins with "Surely," emphasizing certainty and assurance. The Hebrew word used here is "אָכֵן" (aken), which conveys a strong affirmation. This sets the tone for the prophecy, underscoring the reliability of what follows. "He took on" translates from the Hebrew "נָשָׂא" (nasa), meaning to lift, bear, or carry. This verb suggests a voluntary action, indicating that the subject willingly assumes a burden. "Our infirmities" comes from "חֳלָיֵנוּ" (cholayenu), referring to sicknesses or weaknesses. This phrase highlights the substitutionary role of the Messiah, who takes upon Himself the physical and spiritual ailments of humanity. Historically, this is seen as a prophetic reference to Jesus Christ, who bore the sins and sufferings of mankind. and carried our sorrows yet we considered Him stricken smitten by God and afflicted Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Surelyאָכֵ֤ן (’ā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 403: Firmly, surely, but He ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are took on נָשָׂ֔א (nā·śā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take our infirmities חֳלָיֵ֙נוּ֙ (ḥo·lā·yê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 2483: Malady, anxiety, calamity and carried סְבָלָ֑ם (sə·ḇā·lām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5445: To carry, be burdensome, to be gravid our sorrows; וּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּ (ū·maḵ·’ō·ḇê·nū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 4341: Anguish, affliction yet we וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ (wa·’ă·naḥ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 587: We considered Him חֲשַׁבְנֻ֔הוּ (ḥă·šaḇ·nu·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 2803: To think, account stricken נָג֛וּעַ (nā·ḡū·a‘) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike by God, אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative struck down מֻכֵּ֥ה (muk·kêh) Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 5221: To strike and afflicted. וּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃ (ū·mə·‘un·neh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted Links Isaiah 53:4 NIVIsaiah 53:4 NLT Isaiah 53:4 ESV Isaiah 53:4 NASB Isaiah 53:4 KJV Isaiah 53:4 BibleApps.com Isaiah 53:4 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 53:4 Chinese Bible Isaiah 53:4 French Bible Isaiah 53:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 53:4 Surely he has borne our sickness (Isa Isi Is) |
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