Isaiah 53:8

6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord¹ has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet ^aHe opened not His mouth;
^bHe was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
So He opened not His mouth.

8 He was ^ataken from prison and from judgment,
And who will declare His generation?
For ^bHe was cut off from the land of the living;
For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.

9 ^aAnd¹ they made His grave with the wicked—
But with the rich at His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was any ^bdeceit in His mouth.

10 Yet it pleased the Lord to¹ bruise Him;
He has put Him to grief.
When You make His soul ^aan offering for sin,
He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days,
And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.

11 ¹He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.
By His knowledge ^aMy righteous ^bServant shall ^cjustify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.

12 ^aTherefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,
^bAnd He shall divide the¹ spoil with the strong,
Because He ^cpoured out His soul unto death,
And He was ^dnumbered with the transgressors,
And He bore the sin of many,
And ^emade intercession for the transgressors.

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What Does Isaiah 53:8 Mean?

Isaiah 53:4-9

Jesus shows us that meekness is not a mere contemplative virtue; it is maintaining peace and patience in the midst of pelting provocations. In II Corinthians Paul realizes that the meek and gentle approach can easily appear as weakness to those unfamiliar with Jesus' example, so he calls it "the meekness . . . of Christ." True meekness is always measured by Christ's meekness. His humility, patience, and total submission of His own will to the will of the Father exemplifies meekness.

Martin G. Collins
Meekness

Isaiah 53:8

These two scriptures (verses 3 and 8) prompt some additional questions and points to ponder: To whose generation was Isaiah referring when he asked, "Who will declare His generation?" How extensive was "this generation" in Luke 17:25? Were these terms, "this generation" and "His generation" limited to the time and place of Jesus' human lifetime only, or do they, as the other verses quoted above imply, extend to the whole world over the six thousand years allotted to man's self-rule? Just six thousand years? Yet, even in the Millennium, will there not be those who despise and reject Jesus Christ and His rule (Ezekiel 38; Revelation 20:7-8)? Isaiah 53 tells us first that Jesus is despised—He still is today! He also tells us that Jesus was despised. Has not Jesus in fact been rejected by all of mankind?

Staff
Jesus' Final Human Thoughts (Part One)

**Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Isaiah 53:8:**

Genesis 6:9
Leviticus 16:22
Matthew 26:37-38
Galatians 4:4

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