53:1 Who would have believed what we just heard?
When was the
like a root out of parched soil;
he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention,
no special appearance that we should want to follow him.
one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness;
people hid their faces from him;
he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
he carried our pain;
even though we thought he was being punished,
attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.
crushed because of our sins;
he endured punishment that made us well;
because of his wounds we have been healed.
each of us had strayed off on his own path,
but the
but he did not even open his mouth.
Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block,
like a sheep silent before her shearers,
he did not even open his mouth.
but who even cared?
Indeed, he was cut off from the land of the living;
because of the rebellion of his own people he was wounded.
but he ended up in a rich man's tomb,
because he had committed no violent deeds,
nor had he spoken deceitfully.
once restitution is made,
he will see descendants and enjoy long life,
and the
he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done.
"My servant will acquit many,
for he carried their sins.
he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful,
because he willingly submitted to death
and was numbered with the rebels,
when he lifted up the sin of many
and intervened on behalf of the rebels."
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