Isa Isaiah, chapter Book of Isaiah, chapter 53
The Suffering Servant
(Acts 8:26–40; 1 Peter 2:21–25)
Who has believed our message?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?53:1 Cited in John 12:38 and Romans 10:16Isa 42:20; Jhn 12:38; Rom 10:16
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.Luk 2:46
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.Mrk 9:12
Surely He took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows;53:4 LXX This One bears our sins and is pained for us; cited in Matthew 8:17 and 1 Peter 2:24
yet we considered Him stricken,
struck down by God, and afflicted.Psa 110:7; Mat 20:19
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.53:5 Cited in 1 Peter 2:24Rom 4:25; 1Co 15:3; 1Pe 2:24
We all like sheep have gone astray,53:6 Cited in 1 Peter 2:25
each one has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid upon Him
the iniquity of us all.Rom 3:12; Jhn 3:16
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.Mat 26:63; Mat 27:12; Mrk 14:61; Act 8:32
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;53:8 LXX In humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth;cited in Acts 8:32–33.
He was stricken for the transgression of My people.Mat 17:23; 1Co 15:3
A Grave Assigned
(Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42)
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.53:9 Cited in 1 Peter 2:221Pe 2:22; 1Jn 3:5
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,53:10 Or and though He makes His life 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.Jhn 12:24
After the anguish of His soul,
He will see the light of life53:11 DSS (see also LXX); MT does not include the light of life. and be satisfied.
By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many,
and He will bear their iniquities.Jer 23:6; Act 7:52; Jhn 1:29
Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great,53:12 Or many
and He will divide the spoils with the strong,53:12 Or numerous
because He has poured out His life unto death,
and He was numbered with the transgressors.53:12 Cited in Luke 22:37
Yet He bore the sin of many
and made intercession for the transgressors.Mrk 15:28; Luk 22:37