Isaiah 53 · Verse 6

Isaiah 53:6

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.
Isaiah 53:6, King James Version

Isaiah 53:6 in other translations

BSBWe all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
WEBAll we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
ASVAll we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and Jehovah hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
YLTAll of us like sheep have wandered, Each to his own way we have turned, And Jehovah hath caused to meet on him, The punishment of us all.
DARBYAll we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned every one to his own way; and Jehovah hath laid upon him the iniquity of us all.
BBEWe all went wandering like sheep; going every one of us after his desire; and the Lord put on him the punishment of us all.
WebsterAll 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.

What does Isaiah 53:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Penitent confession of believers and of Israel in the last days (Zec 12:10). sheep ... astray--(Psa 119:176; 1Pe 2:25). The antithesis is, "In ourselves we were scattered; in Christ we are collected together; by nature we wander, driven headlong to destruction; in Christ we find the way to the gate of life" [Calvin]. True, also, literally of Israel before its coming restoration (Eze 34:5, 6; Zec 10:2, 6; compare with Eze 34:23, 24; Jr 23:4, 5; also Mt 9:36). laid--"hath made to light on Him" [Lowth]. Rather, "hath made to rush upon Him" [Maurer]. the iniquity--that is, its penalty; or rather, as in 2Co 5:21; He was not merely a sin offering (which would destroy the antithesis to "righteousness"), but "sin for us"; sin itself vicariously; the representative of the aggregate sin of all mankind; not sins in the plural, for the "sin" of the world is one (Ro 5:16, 17); thus we are made not merely righteous, but righteousness, even "the righteousness of God." The innocent was punished as if guilty, that the guilty might be rewarded as if innocent. This verse could be said of no mere martyr.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 The Iniquity of us all - For עון avon, "iniquity," the ancient interpreters read עונות avonoth, "iniquities," plural; and so the Vulgate in MS. Blanchini. And the Lord hath הפגיע בו hiphgia bo, caused to meet in him the iniquities of us all. He was the subject on which all the rays collected on the focal point fell. These fiery rays, which should have fallen on all mankind, diverged from Divine justice to the east, west, north, and south, were deflected from them, and converged in him. So the Lord hath caused to meet in him the punishment due to the iniquities of All.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 53:4-9

In these verses is an account of the sufferings of Christ; also of the design of his sufferings. It was for our sins, and in our stead, that our Lord Jesus suffered. We have all sinned, and have come short of the glory of God. Sinners have their beloved sin, their own evil way, of which they are fond. Our sins deserve all griefs and sorrows, even the most severe. We are saved from the ruin, to which by sin we become…

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Isaiah 53:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ku.La.nuall of usH3605
כַּצֹּ֣אןka.Tzonlike <the> sheepH6629
תָּעִ֔ינוּta.'I.nuwe have gone astrayH8582
אִ֥ישׁ'isheachH376
לְדַרְכּ֖וֹle.dar.Koto own way hisH1870
פָּנִ֑ינוּpa.Ni.nuwe have turnedH6437
וַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
הִפְגִּ֣יעַhif.Gi.a'he has caused to touchH6293
בּ֔וֹbo<on> him
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
עֲוֹ֥ן'a.Von[the] iniquity ofH5771
כֻּלָּֽנוּ\׃ku.La.nuall of usH3605

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Cross references for Isaiah 53:6

  • 1 Peter 2:25

    For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

  • 1 Peter 3:18

    For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  • Psalms 119:176

    I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

  • Isaiah 55:7

    Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  • Romans 4:25

    Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

  • Romans 3:10-19

    As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: …

  • James 5:20

    Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

  • Matthew 18:12-14

    How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

  • Luke 15:3-7

    And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. …

  • Isaiah 53:10

    Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

  • Isaiah 56:11

    Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

  • Psalms 69:4

    They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

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All we.
Ps 119:176; Mt 18:12-14; Lu 15:3-7; Ro 3:10-19; 1Pe 2:25
his own.
55:7; 56:11; Eze 3:18; Ro 4:25; Jas 5:20; 1Pe 3:18
laid on him the iniquity of us all. Heb. made the iniquitiesof us all to meet on him.
Ps 69:4

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Context

  • Isaiah 53:5

    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.

  • Isaiah 53:6

    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.

  • Isaiah 53:7

    He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

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Isaiah 53:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Todos nosotros nos descarriamos como ovejas, cada cual se apartó por su camino: mas Jehová cargó en él el pecado de todos nosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Nous avons tous été errants comme des brebis, nous nous sommes tournés chacun vers son propre chemin, et l’ Éternel a fait tomber sur lui l’iniquité de nous tous.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wir alle irrten umher wie Schafe, wir wandten uns ein jeder auf seinen Weg; und Jehova hat ihn treffen lassen unser aller Ungerechtigkeit. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Omnes nos quasi oves erravimus, unusquisque in viam suam declinavit: et posuit Dominus in eo iniquitatem omnium nostrum.