Text -- Isaiah 53:5 (NET)

53:5 He was wounded because of our rebellious deeds, crushed because of our sins; he endured punishment that made us well; because of his wounds we have been healed.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Isa 53:5

¹ tn The preposition מִן (min) has a causal sense (translated “because of”) here and in the following clause.

² tn Heb “the punishment of our peace [was] on him.” שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”) is here a genitive of result, i.e., “punishment that resulted in our peace.”

³ sn Continuing to utilize the imagery of physical illness, the group acknowledges that the servant’s willingness to carry their illnesses (v. 4) resulted in their being healed. Healing is a metaphor for forgiveness here.