Isaiah 53

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 53 of 66

1 Who has believed our report? And to whom is the arm of Jehovah revealed?

2 For He comes up before Him as a shoot, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form and no majesty that we should see Him, and not an appearance that we should desire Him.

3 He is despised and abandoned of men, a Man of pains, and known of sickness, and as hiding our faces from Him, He being despised, and we did not value Him.

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Chapter Summary

The prophet, complaining of unbelief, accuses them of ignoring the prophecy of the cross. The pains Christ suffered for His own. The prophecy of the lawless, the good success.

Key Hebrew Words

סְבָלָ֑ bear a heavy load H5445 · TWOT 1458
חָמָ֣ס violence H2555 · TWOT 678a
נַפְשׁ֔ soul H5315 · TWOT 1395a
שְׁלוֹמֵ֨ completeness H7965 · TWOT 2401a
מוּסַ֤ר discipline H4148 · TWOT 877b

Cross-References

People & Context

The Servant Despised and Rejected

The Servant grows up like a root out of dry ground, possessing no majestic beauty. He is despised, rejected, a Man of pains, and deemed worthless by m…

Pierced for Our Transgressions

The Servant substitutes Himself for the people, bearing their sicknesses, being pierced for their transgressions, and crushed for the iniquities of sh…

The Silent Slaughter and the Grave

The Servant is oppressed but remains silent like a lamb to the slaughter. He is cut off from the living for the people's sins and makes His grave with…

Timeline

The Servant Despised and Rejected

The Servant grows up like a root out of dry ground, possessing no majestic beauty. He is despised, rejected, a Man of pains, and deemed worthless by men.

Isaiah 53:1-3
Pierced for Our Transgressions

The Servant substitutes Himself for the people, bearing their sicknesses, being pierced for their transgressions, and crushed for the iniquities of sheep that had gone astray.

Isaiah 53:4-6
The Silent Slaughter and the Grave

The Servant is oppressed but remains silent like a lamb to the slaughter. He is cut off from the living for the people's sins and makes His grave with the wicked and a rich man.

Isaiah 53:7-9

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