Isaiah 53:7-12

He Was Wounded for Our Transgressions

⁷ He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
_s yet he opened not his mouth;
_t like a _u lamb that is led to the slaughter,
and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
so he opened not his mouth.
⁸ By oppression and judgment he was taken away;
and as for his generation, _v who considered
that he was cut off out of the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of my people?
⁹ And they made his grave with the wicked
_w and with a rich man in his death,
although _x he had done no violence,
and there was no deceit in his mouth.

¹⁰ Yet _y it was the will of the Lord to crush him;
he has put him to grief; _1
z when his soul makes ₂ an offering for guilt,
he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
_a the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
¹¹ Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see ₃ and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall _b the righteous one, my servant,
_c make many to be accounted righteous,
_d and he shall bear their iniquities.
¹² _e Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, _4
f and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, ₅
because he poured out his soul to death
and was numbered with the transgressors;
_g yet he bore the sin of many,
and makes intercession for the transgressors.

1. Cross References
   Matthew 26:63
   But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, "I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.
   Mark 14:61
   But he remained silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
   John 19:9
   He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.
   1 Peter 2:23
   When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.
   
2. Cross References
   Acts 8:32
   Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: "Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth.
   
3. Cross References
   Jeremiah 11:19
   But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I did not know it was against me they devised schemes, saying, "Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name be remembered no more.
   
4. Cross References
   Isaiah 57:1
   The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 27:57
   When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.
   Matthew 27:60
   And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.
   
6. Cross References
   1 Peter 2:22
   He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.
   Hebrews 4:15
   For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
   1 John 3:5
   You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
   
7. Cross References
   Isaiah 53:4
   Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
   
8. Cross References
   Isaiah 53:6
   All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned - every one - to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
   
9. Cross References
   Isaiah 44:28
   Who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, and he shall fulfill all my purpose'; saying of Jerusalem, 'She shall be built,' and of the temple, 'Your foundation shall be laid.'
   
10. Cross References
    1 John 2:1
    My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
    
11. Cross References
    Acts 13:39
    And by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.
    Romans 5:18 - 19
    Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.
    
12. Cross References
    Isaiah 53:5
    But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.
    
13. Cross References
    Isaiah 52:13
    Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.
    Philippians 2:9
    Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name.
    
14. Cross References
    Colossians 2:15
    He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
    
15. Cross References
    Isaiah 53:6
    All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned - every one - to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
    Isaiah 53:8
    By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people?
    Isaiah 53:10
    Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.