Isaiah 53:3

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.

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 on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down 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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him.
ASV: He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.
DARBY: He is despised and left alone of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and like one from whom [men] hide their faces; despised, and we esteemed him not.
BLB: He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with weakness; and like one from whom [they] hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

ÅB: Foraktet var han og forlatt av mennesker, en mann full av piner og vel kjent med sykdom[^2]; han var som en som folk skjuler sitt åsyn for, foraktet, og vi aktet ham for intet.
OTB: Han var foraktet og avvist av mennesker, en smertenes mann, vel kjent med sykdom. Som en man skjuler ansiktet for, var han foraktet, og vi regnet ham for intet.
B1930: Foraktet var han og forlatt av mennesker, en mann full av piner og vel kjent med sykdom; han var som en som folk skjuler sitt åsyn for, foraktet, og vi aktet ham for intet. / < d.e. lidelse; JES 49, 7; 50, 6. SLM 22, 7. MRK 9, 12. JOH 7, 47. 48.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 1:10–11
He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
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Matthew 26:67
Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
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Hebrews 12:2–3
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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Isaiah 53:10
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.
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Isaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
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Psalms 22:6–8
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
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Mark 14:34
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
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Isaiah 53:4
Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.
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