Griefs and sorrows
What do the words "griefs" and "sorrows" mean in the Hebrew in the following verse?
Isaiah 53:4
"Surely he [Jesus] hath born our GRIEFS, and carried our SORROWS; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted."
If we look them up in a Lexicon, here is what we find for the word "griefs"
חֳלִי chŏlîy, khol-ee'; from H2470; malady, anxiety, calamity:—disease, grief, (is) sick(-ness).
We can often get a better understanding of what a word means in scripture, by seeing it used in context in other verses throughout the Bible. I won't type out all of the verses that use this same word, but here is link to see the word (H2470) the same word translated as "griefs" in the above verse in 22 other verses in the Bible. It is most often translated as sickness or disease. Here is that link. Scroll down to see all 22 verses:
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H2483&t=KJV
The word "Sorrows" in Hebrew is maḵ'ōḇ כָּאַב (H3510)
Which Strong's defines as:
pain, sorrow
pain (physical)
pain (mental)
Here is a link to see other verses that use (H3510) in context.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H4341&t=KJV
Again, you will have to scroll down to see the verses.
Here is how Isaiah 53:4 is translated in the Amplified Classic version:
4 "Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment], yet we [ignorantly] considered Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted by God [as if with leprosy]."
Matthew referred back to this verse when he quoted from the book of Isaiah in Matthew 8:17 (KJV):
17 "That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses."
Here is the context of that verse in the NLT:
14 When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, Peter’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. 15 But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him.
16 That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick. 17 This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said,
“He took our sicknesses
and removed our diseases.”[a]
The verse is definitley talking about Jesus bearing our physical sicknesses as well as mental diseases. He bore them so we could be healed. And because He paid for our sin, and our sickness that is why Jesus was able to both forgive sins, and heal sickness.
We can see proof of this in the story of the paralytic that can be read in Matthew (9:1–8), Mark (2:1–12), and Luke (5:17–26). Jesus explained that he could both forgive sins, and heal sickness and disease. That was possible because Jesus knew He was going to bear both at the cross.
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Oh my goodness, healthseeker. Have you ever thought about putting your post on a religious site? There are many around.
I am sure that you would have many replies. But it is just not working for me. Sorry.
Hi Carly! I know this site is not a religious site. But the majority of the people that have friended me HERE on Daily Strength, are people that I have met in the Christian groups on DS, such as "Worshipping Ladies" where I met you. If people are in Christian groups on DS, I assume they are Christians, even if the site itself is not Christian. So, because most of my friends on DS are in Christian groups, I'm also assuming that most of the people that can see these journals are Christians.
A journal is meant to be about someone's personal thoughts. No one is obligated to read anyone else's journal, and anyone can unfriend me at any time. If you are saying that no one on DS is interested in hearing my thoughts, I guess that is your opinion.
If no one wants to listen, that is fine. But I assumed the majority of my audience was Christian, and that Christian people would be interested in what the Bible says. Religion teaches a lot of things that are either taken out of context, or are not in Scripture to begin with. This particular post is about looking at what Isaiah 53:4 says from the original Hebrew, and comparing those words to other passages to gain a deeper understanding of what this verse is saying. I just want people to understand the truth, because understanding what Jesus did for us at the cross can help set people free. If people don't know that Jesus paid for healing in the atonement, then we can't have faith for or believe for healing, just like people can't have faith for salvation if they have not first heard the message of salvation.
It's fine if my posts don't interest you, but I'm just expressing what is on my heart and what I'm thinking about. No one has to read what I write if they don't want to, but I can make it so my posts don't show up for you if they are a bother for you. I wish you the best. God bless you!