Isaiah 53:5

  • Biblical PTSD (1)

    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.  Isaiah 53:5  KJV Wounded – He might have been wounded for your transgression, but not for mine.  Believe me when I tell you that I bear the…

  • Tied to the Whipping Post

    But he was pierced [Yeshayah 51:9; Zecharyah 12:10 Sukkah 52a, Tehillim 22:17Targum Hashivim] for our transgressions, he was bruised mei’avonoteinu (for our iniquities); the musar (chastisement) (that brought us shalom [Yeshayah 54:10] was upon him [Moshiach]; and at the cost of his (Moshiach’s) chaburah (stripes, lacerations) we are healed. Isaiah 53:5  OJB Stripes– Some people think I am too pessimistic. They…

  • Prepositional Problems

    But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; Isaiah 53:5  NASB For – “Don’t get me started.”  Someone should have restrained me when I began to investigate the idea of sacrifice in the Hebrew text.  Not only have I discovered that there is a connection between blood sacrifice and…

  • Iniquities

    “But He was pierced through for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed”.  Isaiah 53:5  Iniquities – The root of this frequently used Old Testament word (awon) means to bend, twist or distort.  When it is applied to religious…