Isaiah 50:6
“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.”
King James Version
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The back given to the smiters and the face not hidden from shame and spitting — Jesus scourged and mocked before the crucifixion.
Fulfillment References
Matthew 26:67 Matthew 27:26 Mark 14:65 John 19:1
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishThe suffering prophet-servant — Isaiah himself or corporate Israel.
CatholicFulfilled in Jesus' trial and scourging — beard pulled, spit upon, beaten.
ProtestantThe specific detail of beard-pulling and spitting is remarkable.
AcademicANE lamentation style; the passion narrative develops this imagery.
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