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Isaiah 53 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers or songs. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of this chapter, which is an extended quotation.
In this chapter there is an important teaching or prophecy about the messiah and his life and ministry. It begins in 52:13 and scholars usually note that it portrays the messiah as a "suffering servant." (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ)
Special concepts in this chapter
Atonement
This chapter prophesies about the death of Christ for sin. Most scholars believe it teaches that Christ was a righteous man who died for the sins of mankind. This is usually referred to as the atonement. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/atonement)