Isaiah 53:6

All we like sheep have gone astray; 1 we have turned every one to his own derech + 53:6 see Prov 16:25 (way); 1 and Hashem hath laid on him + 53:6 Moshiach 1 the avon (iniquity, the guilt that separates from G-d) of us all. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

In Context

5But he was pierced + 53:5 Isa 51:9; Zech 12:10 Sukkah 52a, Ps 22:17 Targum Hashivim for our transgressions, 1 he was bruised mei'avonoteinu (for our iniquities); 1 the musar (chastisement) that brought us shalom + 53:5 Isa 54:10 was upon him [Moshiach]; 1 and at the cost of his [Moshiachʼs] chaburah (stripes, lacerations) we are healed. 1

7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, 1 yet he opened not his mouth; 1 he is brought as a seh + 53:7 see Ex 12:3 (lamb) to the slaughter, 1 and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, 1 so he openeth not his mouth. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 22:6And Avraham took atzei haolah (the wood of the burnt offering), and laid it upon Yitzchak his son; and he took the eish (fire) in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

Psalms 69:4I am weary of my crying out; 1 my garon (throat) is dry; 1 mine eyes fail while I wait for Elohai. 1

Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased Hashem to bruise him; 1 He hath put him to suffering; 1 when Thou shalt make his nefesh an asham offering for sin, 1 he (Moshiach) shall see zera, + 53:10 See Psalm 16 and Yn 1:12 1 He shall prolong his yamim (days) 1 and the chefetz Hashem (pleasure, will of Hashem ) shall prosper in his + 53:10 Moshiachʼs hand. 1

Isaiah 56:11Yes, they are kelavim azei nefesh (hungry dogs) never satisfied, 1 and they are ro'im (shepherds) with no da'as; 1 they all look to their own way, + 56:11 See Isa 53:6 1 every one having his end fixated on his own gain. 1

Jeremiah 50:6My people hath been tzon ovedot (lost sheep); their ro'im (shepherds) have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the harim; they have wandered from har to givah (hill), they have forgotten their resting place.

Matthew 18:12What do you think? If any man owns a hundred kevesim (sheep) and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillsides and go and search for the one that is straying?

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 53:5-10

The Humiliation of the Messiah. ( b. c. 706.) 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 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. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened… Read the whole commentary →

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