Yesaya 50:6
Konteks50:6 I offered my back to those who attacked, 1
my jaws to those who tore out my beard;
I did not hide my face
from insults and spitting.
Yesaya 53:5
Konteks53:5 He was wounded because of 2 our rebellious deeds,
crushed because of our sins;
he endured punishment that made us well; 3
because of his wounds we have been healed. 4
[50:6] 1 tn Or perhaps, “who beat [me].”
[53:5] 2 tn The preposition מִן (min) has a causal sense (translated “because of”) here and in the following clause.
[53:5] 3 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.”
[53:5] 4 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.