Isaiah 53:8-9 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living… Every word here is ambiguous. The principal interpretations are as follows — 1. "Without hindrance and without right He was taken away, i.e. He was put to death without opposition from any quarter, and in defiance of justice. 2. "Through oppression and through judgment He was taken away" (so virtually R.V.). "Judgment" here means judicial procedure, and the rendering "oppression" is guaranteed by Psalm 107:39. 3. "From oppression and from judgment He was taken away," i.e. released by death, or taken by God to Himself (2 Kings 2:10). Of the three interpretations, the last seems the most natural. (Prof. J. Skinner, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. |
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