Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
He truly took on our pain and carried our deep sadness. But we thought he was being punished, struck down by God, and suffering for his own reasons.
This verse describes someone who bore other people's suffering, though onlookers mistakenly thought he was being punished by God for his own sins.
📚 Historical Context
This comes from Isaiah's famous 'Suffering Servant' passage, written around 700 BC during a time when Israel faced threats from Assyria. The prophet Isaiah was describing a mysterious figure who would suffer on behalf of others. Christians later saw this as a prophecy about Jesus Christ's crucifixion, where he appeared to be a criminal being punished but was actually taking on humanity's pain.
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