Isaiah

Isaiah 53:1–3

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.

³He 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.

Footnotes

a 53:1 Cited in John 12:38|JHN 12:38and Romans 10:16

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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

Isaiah 53:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He was despised	נִבְזֶה֙	niḇ·zeh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H959 despise
and rejected	וַחֲדַ֣ל	wa·ḥă·ḏal	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2310 forbearing, lacking
by men	אִישִׁ֔ים	’î·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H376 man
a man	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of sorrows	מַכְאֹב֖וֹת	maḵ·’ō·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H4341 pain
acquainted	וִיד֣וּעַ	wî·ḏū·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct	H3045 know
with grief	חֹ֑לִי	ḥō·lî	Noun - masculine singular	H2483 sickness
Like one from whom men hide	וּכְמַסְתֵּ֤ר	ū·ḵə·mas·têr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4564 hiding, act of hiding
their faces	פָּנִים֙	pā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
He was despised	נִבְזֶ֖ה	niḇ·zeh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H959 despise
and we esteemed Him	חֲשַׁבְנֻֽהוּ׃	ḥă·šaḇ·nu·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural; third person masculine singular	H2803 think, account
not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

Cross-references

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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

Isaiah 53:3 John 1:10–11 · Matthew 26:67 · Hebrews 12:2–3 · Isaiah 53:10 · Isaiah 49:7 · Psalm 22:6–8 · Isaiah 53:4 · Mark 14:34 · Hebrews 5:7 · Luke 9:22 · Isaiah 50:6 · Hebrews 4:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.