Discovery BoxIsaiah 53:10-12
Context53:10 Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill,
once restitution is made, 1
he will see descendants and enjoy long life, 2
and the Lord’s purpose will be accomplished through him.
53:11 Having suffered, he will reflect on his work,
he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done. 3
“My servant 4 will acquit many, 5
for he carried their sins. 6
53:12 So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, 7
he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, 8
because he willingly submitted 9 to death
and was numbered with the rebels,
when he lifted up the sin of many
and intervened 10 on behalf of the rebels.”
Psalms 22:22-31
Context22:22 I will declare your name to my countrymen! 11
In the middle of the assembly I will praise you!
22:23 You loyal followers of the Lord, 12 praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him! 13
22:24 For he did not despise or detest the suffering 14 of the oppressed; 15
he did not ignore him; 16
when he cried out to him, he responded. 17
22:25 You are the reason I offer praise 18 in the great assembly;
I will fulfill my promises before the Lord’s loyal followers. 19
22:26 Let the oppressed eat and be filled! 20
Let those who seek his help praise the Lord!
May you 21 live forever!
22:27 Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! 22
Let all the nations 23 worship you! 24
and rules over the nations.
22:29 All of the thriving people 26 of the earth will join the celebration and worship; 27
all those who are descending into the grave 28 will bow before him,
including those who cannot preserve their lives. 29
22:30 A whole generation 30 will serve him;
they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord. 31
22:31 They will come and tell about his saving deeds; 32
they will tell a future generation what he has accomplished. 33
Luke 24:26
Context24:26 Wasn’t 34 it necessary 35 for the Christ 36 to suffer these things and enter into his glory?”
John 17:4-5
Context17:4 I glorified you on earth by completing 37 the work you gave me to do. 38 17:5 And now, Father, glorify me at your side 39 with the glory I had with you before the world was created. 40
John 17:2
Context17:2 just as you have given him authority over all humanity, 41 so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him. 42
Colossians 2:15
Context2:15 Disarming 43 the rulers and authorities, he has made a public disgrace of them, triumphing over them by the cross. 44
Philippians 2:9-10
Context2:9 As a result God exalted him
and gave him the name
that is above every name,
2:10 so that at the name of Jesus
every knee will bow
– in heaven and on earth and under the earth –
Hebrews 12:2
Context12:2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. 45
[53:10] 1 tn The meaning of this line is uncertain. It reads literally, “if you/she makes, a reparation offering, his life.” The verb תָּשִׂים (tasim) could be second masculine singular,in which case it would have to be addressed to the servant or to God. However, the servant is only addressed once in this servant song (see 52:14a), and God either speaks or is spoken about in this servant song; he is never addressed. Furthermore, the idea of God himself making a reparation offering is odd. If the verb is taken as third feminine singular, then the feminine noun נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) at the end of the line is the likely subject. In this case one can take the suffixed form of the noun as equivalent to a pronoun and translate, “if he [literally, “his life”] makes a reparation offering.”
[53:10] 2 sn The idiomatic and stereotypical language emphasizes the servant’s restoration to divine favor. Having numerous descendants and living a long life are standard signs of divine blessing. See Job 42:13-16.
[53:11] 3 tn Heb “he will be satisfied by his knowledge,” i.e., “when he knows.” The preposition is understood as temporal and the suffix as a subjective genitive. Some take בְּדַעְתּוֹ (bÿda’to, “by his knowledge”) with what follows and translate “by knowledge of him,” understanding the preposition as instrumental and the suffix as objective.
[53:11] 4 sn The song ends as it began (cf. 52:13-15), with the Lord announcing the servant’s vindication and exaltation.
[53:11] 5 tn Heb “he will acquit, a righteous one, my servant, many.” צַדִּיק (tsadiq) may refer to the servant, but more likely it is dittographic (note the preceding verb יַצְדִּיק, yatsdiq). The precise meaning of the verb (the Hiphil of צָדַק, tsadaq) is debated. Elsewhere the Hiphil is used at least six times in the sense of “make righteous” in a legal sense, i.e., “pronounce innocent, acquit” (see Exod 23:7; Deut 25:1; 1 Kgs 8:32 = 2 Chr 6:23; Prov 17:15; Isa 5:23). It can also mean “render justice” (as a royal function, see 2 Sam 15:4; Ps 82:3), “concede” (Job 27:5), “vindicate” (Isa 50:8), and “lead to righteousness” (by teaching and example, Dan 12:3). The preceding context and the next line suggest a legal sense here. Because of his willingness to carry the people’s sins, the servant is able to “acquit” them.
[53:11] 6 tn The circumstantial clause (note the vav [ו] + object + subject + verb pattern) is understood as causal here. The prefixed verb form is either a preterite or an imperfect used in a customary manner.
[53:12] 5 tn Scholars have debated the precise meaning of the term רַבִּים (rabbim) that occurs five times in this passage (Isa 52:14, 15; 53:11, 12 [2x]). Its two broad categories of translation are “much”/“many” and “great” (HALOT 1171-72 s.v. I רַב). Unlike other Hebrew terms for might or strength, this term is linked with numbers or abundance. In all sixteen uses outside of Isaiah 52:13-53:12 (articular and plural) it signifies an inclusive meaning: “the majority” or “the multitude” (J. Jeremias, TDNT 6:536-37). This term occurs in parallelism with עֲצוּמִים (’atsumim), which normally signifies “numerous” or “large” or “powerful” (through large numbers). Like רַבִּים (rabbim), it refers to greatness in numbers (cf. Deut 4:38; 7:1; 9:1; 11:34). It emphasizes the multitudes with whom the Servant will share the spoil of his victory. As J. Olley wrote: “Yahweh has won the victory and vindicates his Servant, giving to him many subservient people, together with their spoils. These numerous peoples in turn receive blessing, sharing in the “peace” resulting from Yahweh’s victory and the Servant’s suffering” (John W. Olley, “‘The Many’: How Is Isa 53,12a to Be Understood,” Bib 68 [1987]: 330-56).
[53:12] 6 sn The servant is compared here to a warrior who will be richly rewarded for his effort and success in battle.
[53:12] 7 tn Heb “because he laid bare his life”; traditionally, ASV “because he (+ hath KJV) poured out his soul (life NIV) unto death.”
[53:12] 8 tn The Hiphil of פָּגַע (paga’) can mean “cause to attack” (v. 6), “urge, plead verbally” (Jer 15:11; 36:25), or “intervene militarily” (Isa 59:16). Perhaps the third nuance fits best here, for military imagery is employed in the first two lines of the verse.
[22:22] 7 tn Or “brothers,” but here the term does not carry a literal familial sense. It refers to the psalmist’s fellow members of the Israelite covenant community (see v. 23).
[22:23] 9 tn Heb “[you] fearers of the
[22:24] 11 tn Or “affliction”; or “need.”
[22:24] 12 sn In this verse the psalmist refers to himself in the third person and characterizes himself as oppressed.
[22:24] 13 tn Heb “he did not hide his face from him.” For other uses of the idiom “hide the face” meaning “ignore,” see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9. Sometimes the idiom carries the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 27:9; 88:14).
[22:25] 13 tn Heb “from with you [is] my praise.”
[22:25] 14 tn Heb “my vows I will fulfill before those who fear him.” When asking the
[22:26] 15 sn Eat and be filled. In addition to praising the Lord, the psalmist also offers a thank offering to the Lord and invites others to share in a communal meal.
[22:26] 16 tn Heb “may your heart[s].”
[22:27] 17 tn Heb “may all the ends of the earth remember and turn to the
[22:27] 18 tn Heb “families of the nations.”
[22:27] 19 tn Heb “before you.”
[22:28] 19 tn Heb “for to the
[22:29] 21 tn Heb “fat [ones].” This apparently refers to those who are healthy and robust, i.e., thriving. In light of the parallelism, some prefer to emend the form to יְשֵׁנֵי (yÿsheney, “those who sleep [in the earth]”; cf. NAB, NRSV), but דִּשְׁנֵי (dishney, “fat [ones]”) seems to form a merism with “all who descend into the grave” in the following line. The psalmist envisions all people, whether healthy or dying, joining in worship of the
[22:29] 22 tn Heb “eat and worship.” The verb forms (a perfect followed by a prefixed form with vav [ו] consecutive) are normally used in narrative to relate completed actions. Here the psalmist uses the forms rhetorically as he envisions a time when the
[22:29] 23 tn Heb “all of the ones going down [into] the dust.” This group stands in contrast to those mentioned in the previous line. Together the two form a merism encompassing all human beings – the healthy, the dying, and everyone in between.
[22:29] 24 tn Heb “and his life he does not revive.”
[22:30] 23 tn Heb “offspring.”
[22:30] 24 tn Heb “it will be told concerning the Lord to the generation.” The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
[22:31] 25 tn Heb “his righteousness.” Here the noun צִדָקָה (tsidaqah) refers to the Lord’s saving deeds whereby he vindicates the oppressed.
[22:31] 26 tn Heb “to a people [to be] born that he has acted.” The words “they will tell” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[24:26] 27 tn This Greek particle (οὐχί, ouci) expects a positive reply.
[24:26] 28 sn The statement Wasn’t it necessary is a reference to the design of God’s plan (see Luke 24:7). Suffering must precede glory (see Luke 17:25).
[24:26] 29 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
[17:4] 29 tn Or “by finishing” or “by accomplishing.” Jesus now states that he has glorified the Father on earth by finishing (τελειώσας [teleiwsas] is best understood as an adverbial participle of means) the work which the Father had given him to do.
[17:4] 30 tn Grk “the work that you gave to me so that I may do it.”
[17:5] 31 tn Or “in your presence”; Grk “with yourself.” The use of παρά (para) twice in this verse looks back to the assertion in John 1:1 that the Word (the Λόγος [Logos], who became Jesus of Nazareth in 1:14) was with God (πρὸς τὸν θεόν, pro" ton qeon). Whatever else may be said, the statement in 17:5 strongly asserts the preexistence of Jesus Christ.
[17:5] 32 tn Grk “before the world was.” The word “created” is not in the Greek text but is implied.
[17:2] 33 tn Or “all people”; Grk “all flesh.”
[17:2] 34 tn Grk “so that to everyone whom you have given to him, he may give to them eternal life.”
[2:15] 35 tn See BDAG 100 s.v. ἀπεκδύομαι 2.
[2:15] 36 tn The antecedent of the Greek pronoun αὐτῷ (autw) could either be “Christ” or the “cross.” There are several reasons for choosing “the cross” as the antecedent for αὐτῷ in verse 15: (1) The nearest antecedent is τῷ σταυρῷ (tw staurw) in v. 14; (2) the idea of ἐδειγμάτισεν ἐν παρρησία (edeigmatisen en parrhsia, “made a public disgrace”) seems to be more in keeping with the idea of the cross; (3) a reference to Christ seems to miss the irony involved in the idea of triumph – the whole point is that where one would expect defeat, there came the victory; (4) if Christ is the subject of the participles in v. 15 then almost certainly the cross is the referent for αὐτῷ. Thus the best solution is to see αὐτῷ as a reference to the cross and the preposition ἐν (en) indicating “means” (i.e., by means of the cross) or possibly (though less likely) location (on the cross).
