George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 52:14
Of men, who have disfigured the countenance of our Saviour with buffets, &c. The Jews would not receive him under this abject form, though it had been foretold equally with his elevation. (Calmet)
Of men, who have disfigured the countenance of our Saviour with buffets, &c. The Jews would not receive him under this abject form, though it had been foretold equally with his elevation. (Calmet)
Verse Isaiah 52:14. _AS MANY WERE ASTONISHED AT THEE_ - "As many were astonished at him"] For עליך _aleicha_ read עליו _alaiv_. So the _Syriac, Chaldee_, and _Vulgate_ in a MS.; and so likewise two an...
NOTES ON Isaiah 52:13 AND Isaiah 53:1 The most important portion of Isaiah, and of the Old Testament, commences here, and here should have been the beginning of a new chapter. It is the description of...
CHAPTER 52 Zion Awakening and the Coming of the Lord (It is unfortunate that Isaiah 52:1 is detached from chapter 51 and that the last 3 verses of chapter 52 are detached from the chapter which follo...
ISAIAH 52:13- ISAIAH 53:12. THE VINDICATION OF THE SERVANT OF YAHWEH (the fourth of the Songs of the Servant of Yahweh). ISAIAH 52:13. Yahweh announces that His Servant Israel shall be raised to a po...
AS. According as. This corresponds with the "so" of Isaiah 52:15 (not with the "so" in the next clause, which is parenthetic). ASTONIED: corresponding with the word rendered "sprinkle" in Isaiah 52:15...
Jehovah utters a brief but pregnant announcement of the brilliant destiny in store for His Servant. Known to many in his misfortunes as an object of aversion and contempt, he shall suddenly be reveale...
Isaiah 52:13 to Isaiah 53:12. The Servant's Sacrifice and His Reward This is the last and greatest, as well as the most difficult, of the four delineations of the Servant of Jehovah, and in several r...
DISCOURSE: 964 THE DEPTH OF OUR SAVIOUR’S HUMILIATION Isaiah 52:14.—_As many were astonished at thee_ [Note: Should be “him,” Bishop Lowth.]_; (his visage was so marred, more than any man, and his fo...
BEHOLD, MY SERVANT SHALL DEAL PRUDENTLY— The prophet having proceeded thus far in setting forth the redemption designed for true believers, and the manner and means of manifesting this great work, as...
C. REGENCY TEXT: Isaiah 52:13-15 13 Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high. 14 Like as many were astonished at thee, (his visage was so m...
As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: AS MANY WERE ASTONISHED AT THEE; HIS VISAGE WAS SO MARRED MORE THAN ANY MAN ... SO...
13. DEAL PRUDENTLY] RV 'wisely.' The word implies success as the result of prudent plan; it is used of David's behaviour (1 Samuel 18:14; 1 Samuel 18:30). EXALTED, ETC.] The idea is repeated for emph...
15. At the Servant's exaltation, following upon his deep humiliation and suffering, the nations and their rulers are dumb with awe, and learn truth unknown before. This was fulfilled in the effect upo...
The shock that astonished people was to see the Servant’s terrible experience of pain. It was so very different from what they expected as a ‘great honour’....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 52 GOD WILL RESCUE *JERUSALEM V1 Awake, awake, inhabitants of *Jerusalem! Be strong an...
AS MANY WERE ASTONIED... — The words point to the correspondence of the supreme exaltation following on the supreme humiliation. HIS VISAGE WAS SO MARRED... — The words conflict strangely with the typ...
כַּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁמְמ֤וּ עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ רַבִּ֔ים כֵּן...
CHAPTER XX THE SUFFERING SERVANT Isaiah 52:13; Isaiah 53:1 WE are now arrived at the last of the passages on the Servant of the Lord. It is known to Christendom as the Fifty-third of Isaiah, but its...
“THY GOD REIGNETH!” Isaiah 52:1-15 It is not God that has become lethargic; but _we_ that have slept and need to awake. Being awakened, we discover that two sets of attire are waiting for us: First,...
We begin our reading here because the last three verses of chapter 52 so evidently belong to chapter 53. In this section the prophet describes the completion and issue of the suffering of the Servant...
As many were astonished at thee; his visage was so (o) marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: (o) In the corrupt judgment of man, Christ in his person was not valued....
14._As many. _He makes use of an anticipation; for the exalted state of Christ was not visible at first sight, and on this pretense it might be rejected. On this account, he informs them that Christ m...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 51 AND 52. The application is found in Chapter s 51 and 52 to the end of Verse 12 (Isaiah 52:1-12), and that to the remnant of Israel. In Isaiah 51:13 a fresh...
AS MANY WERE ASTONISHED AT THEE,.... Not so much at the miracles he wrought, the doctrines he taught, and the work he did; or at his greatness and glory, at his exaltation and dignity, though very won...
_As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:_ Ver. 14. _As many were astonied at thee,_] viz., At thine abasement first, and the...
_As many were astonished at thee_ At thee, O my servant: were struck with wonder at his glorious endowments, at the excellence and power of his doctrine, and his miraculous works, or rather, at his hu...
As many were astonied at thee, filled with astonishment and aversion; HIS VISAGE WAS SO MARRED, MORE THAN ANY MAN, AND HIS FORM MORE THAN THE SONS OF MEN, that is, His entire appearance had been so di...
THE SUFFERING OF JEHOVAH'S SERVANT. The closing verses of chapter 52, according to the somewhat unsatisfactory division of the Chapter s in this instance, present a summary of the entire next chapter...
13-15 Here begins that wonderful, minute, and faithful description of the office, character, and glory of the Messiah, which has struck conviction to many of the most hardened unbelievers. Christ is...
WERE ASTONISHED; were struck with wonder, either, 1. At his glorious endowments, and the excellency and power of his doctrine, and his miraculous works. Or rather, 2. At his great deformity, and stup...
Isaiah 52:14 many H7227 astonished H8074 (H8804) visage H4758 marred H4893 man H376 form H8389 sons H1121 men...
THE SERVANT OF YAHWEH REVEALED (ISAIAH 52:13). In Isaiah 50:9 we left the Servant preparing for His court battle where He expected, after his period of humiliation and ill-treatment, to meet up with H...
SO MARRED The literal rendering is terrible: "So marred from the form of man was His aspect that His appearance was not that of a son of man" -- that is, not human -- the effect of the brutalities de...
CONTENTS: Vision of Jerusalem in the Kingdom age. Jehovah's servant marred and afterward exalted. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Let God's people prepare for eternal joy, for His Word shall wi...
Isaiah 52:1. _There shall no more come to thee the uncircumcised._ The temple being often profaned after the captivity, this prophecy must have an ultimate reference to the glory of the church in the...
_Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently_ THE HUMILIATION AND EXALTATION OF CHRIST I. THE STATE OF CHRIST’S HUMILIATION. “As many were astonied at Thee,”_ etc. _ 1. Consider His outward or bodily s...
_As many were astonied at Thee_ THE ABASEMENT OF CHRIST AND ITS CONSEQUENCES I. THE UNEQUALLED ABASEMENT AND SORROW OF THE MESSIAH. Unequalled-- 1. Because of the previous dignity from which He des...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 52:14 As the servant was rejected by many, SO he will SPRINKLE MANY NATIONS to make them clean (see the ministry of sprinkling in...
OUR MARVELLOUS REDEEMER Isaiah 52:14. _As many were astonished at Thee; His visage, &c._ This prophecy runs through chapter 53. It sets forth the exaltation of the Messiah, which was to be preceded...
THE FACE OF JESUS Isaiah 52:14. _As many were astonished at Thee; His visage was so marred, &c._ The personal _coming_ of the Son of God was a great theme of prophecy. Changes of dynasties, national...
THE PREDICTED CHARACTER AND TRIUMPH OF CHRIST Isaiah 52:13. _Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, &c._ Our text is a distinct subject from that discussed in the previous parts of the chapter, and...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 52:1 FURTHER ADDRESS OF THE PROPHET TO JERUSALEM. Zion is exhorted to rise from the dust, throw off her bonds, and assert her freedom (Isaiah 52:1
Now again God cries for them. Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem (Isaiah 52:1), There's a day coming of just, "Put on your glorious garments and ge...
Isaiah 50:6; Isaiah 53:2; Luke 2:47; Luke 22:64; Luke 4:36;...
Astonished — At his humiliation. Thee — At thee, O my servant. His form — Christ, in respect of his birth, breeding, and manner of life, was most obscure and contemptible. His countenance also was so...