From the sufferingמֵעֲמַלof his soulנַפְשׁוֹhe will see,יִרְאֶהand be satisfied;יִשְׂבָּעby his knowledgeבְּדַעְתּוֹwill declare righteousיַצְדִּיקthe righteous one,צַדִּיקmy servant,עַבְדִּיthe many,לָרַבִּיםand their iniquitiesוַעֲוֺנֹתָםheהוּאwill bear.יִסְבֹּל
Isaiah 53:11
Study it in the app“From the suffering of his soul he will see, and be satisfied; by his knowledge will declare righteous the righteous one, my servant, the many, and their iniquities he will bear.”
Silent as a lamb, he is led to death and offers his life for manyThe Cross
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 53:11, word by word
- From the sufferingעֲמַלamal
suffering
Pain one goes through, or harm done to others.
Where else “amal” appears- of his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
appetite
Hunger or craving; the throat.
Where else “nafsh” appears- he will seeיִרְאֶהyire
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yire” appears- and be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּעyisba
be sated
To have plenty, be fed up.
Where else “yisba” appears- by his knowledgeדַעְתּdat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “dat” appears- will declare righteousיַצְדִּיקyatsdik
vindicate
To pronounce someone in the clear, defend their cause.
Where else “yatsdik” appears- the righteous oneצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- my servantעַבְדִּavdi
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avdi” appears- the manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- and their iniquitiesעֲוֺנֹתָavonota
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avonota” appears- will bearיִסְבֹּלyisbol
bear
To carry a weight, or take on others' sorrows.
Where else “yisbol” appears
Translation note
“Suffering” translates the word that in Ecclesiastes is translated “toil.”
The context
10And YHWH was pleased to crush him; he made him sick. If he makes his soul a guilt offering, he will see offspring, he will prolong days, and the desire of YHWH will prosper in his hand.
11 · This verse (above)
12Therefore I will give him a portion with the many, and with the strong he will divide the spoil, because he poured out to death his soul, and with the transgressors he was counted; and he carried the sin of many, and for the transgressors he intercedes.