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iniquities: his sufferings were that we might
have peace [shalom], and by his injury we are
healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we
have turned every one to his own way; and the
Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall
upon him...
But it pleased the Lord to crush him by dis-
ease: if his soul shall consider it a recompense
for guilt, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong
his days, and the purpose of the Lord shall
prosper in his hand...he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors. 1
I like translations of this passage that were
done by Hebrew speakers, for they correctly
translate the Hebrew words into English as
“a man of pains” rather than “sorrows” — and
“acquainted with sickness,” rather than “grief”
(Isaiah 53:3).
Then in the next verse, they correctly trans-
late, “But in truth he has borne our sicknesses
and endured our pains” rather than “griefs”
and “sorrows” (Isaiah 53:4).
It is clear from the original Hebrew that
His sufferings were that we might have peace,
healing and wholeness. He paid the price for
our wholeness. Divine healing belongs to us
as surely as forgiveness of sin. Without any
doubt divine healing is in the Atonement. As
the old hymn says, “Jesus paid it all....”

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