Isaiah 53

1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

2 He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.

3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

4 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.

9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.

10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.

11 After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.

12 Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

1 ¶ Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.

3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4 ¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither [was any] deceit in his mouth.

10 ¶ Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

12 Therefore will I divide him [a portion] with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

2 For he sprung up before him as rice, and as a root out of dry ground. He had no form nor beauty; we saw him, but there was no form to please us.

3 He was the most despised, the most unworthy, full of pain and sickness. He was so despised that people hid their faces from him; therefore we did not respect him.

4 For verily he bare our sickness, and took upon him our pains. And we took him for one that was afflicted, and smitten of God, and martyred.

5 But he is wounded for our iniquity, and bruised for our sin. The punishment is upon him, that we might have peace; and by his wounds we are healed.

6 We all went astray like sheep, every one looking to his own way: but the LORD cast upon him the sin of us all.

7 When he was punished and martyred, he opened not his mouth, as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that is dumb before her shearers, and openeth not her mouth.

8 But he is taken out of anguish and judgment: who shall plead the length of his life? For he is taken out of the land of the living, because he was afflicted for the iniquity of my people.

9 And he was buried like the wicked, and died like a rich man, though he did no man wrong, neither was there deceit in his mouth.

10 But the LORD would smite him with disease. When he hath given his life for a trespass offering, he shall have seed, and shall live for a long time: and the LORD'S purpose shall pass away by his hand.

11 Because his soul hath wrought, he shall see his delight, and have his fullness. And by his knowledge shall he, my servant the righteous, justify many: for he beareth their sin.

12 Therefore will I give him a great multitude for a prey, and he shall have the strong for a prey: because he hath given his life unto death, and is counted like unto the transgressors, and hath borne many sins, and hath made intercession for the transgressors.

13 Behold, my servant shall do wisely, and shall be exalted, and very highly exalted,

14 That many shall be angry with thee, because his form is more ugly than other men's, and his countenance than the children of men.

15 But so shall he sprinkle many nations, that even kings shall shut their mouths against him. For unto them that have not heard of it shall they see with delight: and they that have not heard of it shall know it. Ch. 53. v. 1. But who will believe our preaching, and to whom will the arm of the Lord be revealed?