A query for Jewish people - what is your interpretation of Isaiah / Yeshayah 53 ?

Question

The entire chapter. But especially where it says;
'But he was wounded and crushed for our sins. He was beaten that we might have peace.'
Christians believe this is a reference to Jesus. I am very interested to know the Jewish interpretation of this.
Thankyou.

*** from my previous questions I have noticed a LOT of Anti-Semite stuff on YA. Please dont answer with a comment like that.
Thankyou

h - the reason I put this question in this section is because I find a lot of people in the religion section are just there to stir trouble and ask ridiculous questions.
I put it here and got some wonderful answers.
Sorry if I offended you, but really, if you dont like the question, don't answer it!

Answer 1

This is the Jewish interpretation: http://www.jewsforjudaism.org/web/faq/faq-ss.html

Answer 2

The site listed by yotg has excellent exegesis of this, but you should spend a long time reading and assimilating the data in order to get a thorough understanding. Basically, contemporary belief is that everything that the prophets wrote was pertinent to Jews at that time and that it did not forecast anything in the far future. Christians are constantly linking verses (some taken out of context) to new testament and modern history in order to establish and strengthen their contention that Jesus was the son of G-d.

Answer 3

You will find enough jewish people to answer your question in section: religion

Your question has nothing to do with "TRAVEL/ISRAEL

Answer 4

its referring to the jewish people, israel. isaiah identifies israel as the servant many times times throughout his book. here's some examples:

Isaiah 49: 3 - And he said to me,'You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

Isaiah 41:8 But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. [9] [Thou] whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou [art] my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

[44:21] Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou [art] my servant: I have formed thee; thou [art] my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

[49:3] And said unto me, Thou [art] my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.