Isaiah
Isaiah 53:1–2
1Who has believed our message?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?a
2He 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.
Footnotes
- a 53:1 Cited in John 12:38|JHN 12:38and Romans 10:16
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 53:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִ֥י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| has believed | הֶאֱמִ֖ין | he·’ĕ·mîn | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H539 confirm, support |
| our message | לִשְׁמֻעָתֵ֑נוּ | liš·mu·‘ā·ṯê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H8052 report |
| And to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| whom | מִ֥י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| has the arm | וּזְר֥וֹעַ | ū·zə·rō·w·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H2220 arm, shoulder, strength |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| been revealed | נִגְלָֽתָה׃ | niḡ·lā·ṯāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
Isaiah 53:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He grew up | וַיַּ֨עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| before Him | לְפָנָ֗יו | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| like a tender shoot | כַּיּוֹנֵ֜ק | kay·yō·w·nêq | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3126 young plant, sapling |
| and like a root | וְכַשֹּׁ֙רֶשׁ֙ | wə·ḵaš·šō·reš | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8328 root |
| out of dry | צִיָּ֔ה | ṣî·yāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H6723 dryness, drought |
| ground | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| He had no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| form | תֹ֥אַר | ṯō·’ar | Noun - masculine singular | H8389 outline, form |
| or majesty | הָדָ֑ר | hā·ḏār | Noun - masculine singular | H1926 ornament, splendour, honour |
| to attract us | וְנִרְאֵ֥הוּ | wə·nir·’ê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| no | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| beauty | מַרְאֶ֖ה | mar·’eh | Noun - masculine singular | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| that we should desire Him | וְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ׃ | wə·neḥ·mə·ḏê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine singular | H2530 desire, take pleasure in |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 53:1 John 12:38 · Romans 10:16–17 · 1 Corinthians 1:18 · John 1:12 · Matthew 16:17 · Matthew 11:25 · 1 Corinthians 1:24 · Isaiah 52:10 · Isaiah 40:5 · Romans 1:16–18 · John 1:7 · Isaiah 62:8
Isaiah 53:2 Philippians 2:6–7 · Isaiah 52:14 · John 1:10–14 · Isaiah 11:1 · Mark 6:3 · Jeremiah 23:5 · Ezekiel 17:22–24 · John 19:14–15 · Mark 9:12 · Romans 8:3 · 1 Peter 2:14 · John 18:40
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.