Text: Isaiah 57:14
OT Text Referred to: Isaiah 53:5
Subject: restoration of the contrite
Source: Keil and Delitzsch, Commentary on the Old Testament (1866)
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Isa 52:13-53:12 — The Suffering Servant
Significance: Isaiah 57:18-19 promises "I will heal him... I will create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace (שָׁלוֹם שָׁלוֹם, shalom shalom) to him who is far and him who is near," echoing Isaiah 53:5 where "the chastisement for our peace (שְׁלוֹמֵנוּ, shelomenu) was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed." The key terms שָׁלוֹם (shalom, "peace") and healing connect both passages. Isaiah 53:5 reveals the cost of peace — the Servant's chastisement; Isaiah 57:18-19 announces the result — peace proclaimed to far and near. The contrite and crushed spirits whom God promises to restore (57:15) are healed through the Servant's wounds (53:5), creating a theological arc from the Servant's suffering to the community's restoration.