Isaiah 50:6
New International Version
I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.

New Living Translation
I offered my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from mockery and spitting.

English Standard Version
I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting.

Berean Standard Bible
I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.

King James Bible
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

New King James Version
I gave My back to those who struck Me, And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting.

New American Standard Bible
I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pull out My beard; I did not hide My face from insults and spitting.

NASB 1995
I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.

NASB 1977
I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.

Legacy Standard Bible
I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not hide My face from dishonor and spitting.

Amplified Bible
I turned My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not hide My face from insults and spitting.

Christian Standard Bible
I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who tore out my beard. I did not hide my face from scorn and spitting.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I gave My back to those who beat Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spitting.

American Standard Version
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Contemporary English Version
I let them beat my back and pull out my beard. I didn't turn aside when they insulted me and spit in my face.

English Revised Version
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will offer my back to those who whip me and my cheeks to those who pluck hairs out of my beard. I will not turn my face away from those who humiliate me and spit on me.

Good News Translation
I bared my back to those who beat me. I did not stop them when they insulted me, when they pulled out the hairs of my beard and spit in my face.

International Standard Version
I gave my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not turn away my face from insults and spitting.

Majority Standard Bible
I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.

NET Bible
I offered my back to those who attacked, my jaws to those who tore out my beard; I did not hide my face from insults and spitting.

New Heart English Bible
I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who tore out my beard; I did not cover my face from insults and spitting.

Webster's Bible Translation
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

World English Bible
I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair. I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I have given My back to those striking, "" And My cheeks to those plucking out, "" I did not hide My face from shame and spitting.

Young's Literal Translation
My back I have given to those smiting, And my cheeks to those plucking out, My face I hid not from shame and spitting.

Smith's Literal Translation
My back I gave to those smiting, and my cheeks to those tearing out the hair: and my face I hid not from shame and spittle.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I have given my body to the strikers, and my cheeks to them that plucked them: I have not turned away my face from them that rebuked me, and spit upon me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I have given my body to those who strike me, and my cheeks to those who plucked them. I have not averted my face from those who rebuked me and who spit on me.

New American Bible
I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who tore out my beard; My face I did not hide from insults and spitting.

New Revised Standard Version
I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from insult and spitting.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I gave my back to the smiters and my cheeks to those who slap on the face; I turned not my face from shame and spitting.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
My body I have given to scourgings and my cheeks to beatings, and my face I have not turned from shame and from spitting
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I gave my back to the smiters, And my checks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I gave my back to scourges, and my cheeks to blows; and I turned not away my face from the shame of spitting:

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Context
The Servant's Obedience
5The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back. 6I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle. 7Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.…

Cross References
Matthew 26:67
Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him

Mark 14:65
Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.

Luke 22:63-64
The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him. / They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”

John 19:1-3
Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. / The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe. / And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.

Matthew 27:30
Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.

Mark 15:19
They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him.

John 18:22
When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”

1 Peter 2:23
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

Philippians 2:7-8
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

Hebrews 12:2-3
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. / Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Psalm 22:6-8
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. / All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: / “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

Psalm 69:7-9
For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face. / I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons, / because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Micah 5:1
Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.

Lamentations 3:30
Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.

Job 16:10
They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.


Treasury of Scripture

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

gave

Lamentations 3:30
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

Micah 5:1
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

Matthew 5:39
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

my cheeks.

2 Samuel 10:4
Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

that plucked

Nehemiah 13:25
And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

I hid.

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Isaiah 50
1. Christ shows Israel's Sin is not to be imputed to him,
2. by his ability to save
5. By his obedience in that work
7. And by his confidence in that assistance
10. An exhortation to trust in God, and not in ourselves














I offered My back
The phrase "I offered My back" signifies a voluntary submission to suffering. In Hebrew, the word for "offered" implies a deliberate choice, reflecting the servant's willingness to endure pain for a greater purpose. This act of offering is prophetic of Christ's passion, where He willingly submitted to scourging. Historically, the back was often the target for punishment, symbolizing the acceptance of judgment on behalf of others.

to those who beat Me
The act of being beaten is a physical manifestation of suffering and humiliation. In the context of Isaiah, this reflects the servant's role as a suffering servant, a theme that resonates with the New Testament portrayal of Jesus. The Hebrew root for "beat" suggests a violent and repeated action, emphasizing the intensity of the suffering endured.

My cheeks to those who tore out My beard
In ancient Near Eastern culture, the beard was a symbol of dignity and respect. To have one's beard torn out was a profound act of humiliation and disgrace. The servant's willingness to endure such shame highlights the depth of His humility and submission. This phrase foreshadows the mockery and abuse Jesus faced, as recorded in the Gospels.

I did not hide My face
The decision not to hide one's face in the face of scorn and abuse indicates courage and resolve. In Hebrew, the concept of "hiding" often relates to shame or fear. By not hiding, the servant demonstrates a steadfast commitment to His mission, regardless of the personal cost. This reflects the unwavering determination of Christ to fulfill His redemptive work.

from scorn and spittle
Scorn and spittle represent the ultimate expressions of contempt and rejection. In biblical times, spitting on someone was a grave insult, signifying utter disdain. The servant's acceptance of such treatment underscores His role as the bearer of humanity's sin and shame. This imagery is poignantly fulfilled in the New Testament, where Jesus is mocked and spat upon during His trial and crucifixion.

Verse 6. - I gave my back to the smiters (see Isaiah 53:5, ad fin.; and comp. Matthew 26:67; Matthew 27:26; John 19:1). My cheeks to them that plucked off the hair. This is a detail not historically recorded by the evangelists; but it may have had a literal fulfilment. Plucking off the hair was not unknown to the Jews as a punishment (see Nehemiah 13:25). I hid not my face from shame and spitting (see Matthew 26:67; Matthew 27:30). Spitting in the East marked at once contempt and abhorrence. It is a practice which continues to the present day.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I offered
נָתַ֣תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

My back
גֵּוִי֙ (gê·wî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1460: The back, the middle

to those who struck Me,
לְמַכִּ֔ים (lə·mak·kîm)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5221: To strike

and My cheeks
וּלְחָיַ֖י (ū·lə·ḥā·yay)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's 3895: The cheek, the jaw-bone

to those who tore out My beard.
לְמֹֽרְטִ֑ים (lə·mō·rə·ṭîm)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 4803: To make smooth, bare or bald, to scour, polish

I did not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

hide
הִסְתַּ֔רְתִּי (his·tar·tî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal

My face
פָּנַי֙ (pā·nay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face

from scorn
מִכְּלִמּ֖וֹת (mik·kə·lim·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 3639: Insult, reproach, ignominy

and spittle.
וָרֹֽק׃ (wā·rōq)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7536: Spittle


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