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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
- KJV
- Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
- WEB
- Who has believed our message? To whom has the LORD’s arm been revealed?
- ASV
- Who hath believed our message? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed?
- DARBY
- Who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed?
- BLB
- Who has believed in our report? And the arm of YHWH—to whom has it been revealed?
- ÅB
- Hvem trodde det budskap vi hørte? Og for hvem ble Herrens arm åpenbart?
- OTB
- Hvem har trodd vårt budskap? Hvem har sett Herrens sterke arm?
- B1930
- Hvem trodde det budskap vi hørte? Og for hvem blev Herrens arm åpenbaret?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 12:38
This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
Read in contextRomans 10:16–17
But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Read in contextJohn 1:12
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
Read in contextMatthew 16:17
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
Read in contextMatthew 11:25
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:24
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
Read in contextIsaiah 52:10
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
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