Isaiah

Isaiah 53:2–5

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.

⁴Surely He took up our infirmities

and carried our sorrows;^b

yet we considered Him stricken,

struck down by God, and afflicted.

⁵But 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.^c

Footnotes

b 53:4 LXX This One bears our sins and is pained for us; cited in Matthew 8:17|MAT 8:17and 1 Peter 2:24
c 53:5 Cited in 1 Peter 2:24|1PE 2:24

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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

Isaiah 53:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	אָכֵ֤ן	’ā·ḵên	Adverb	H403 surely, truly
He	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
took up	נָשָׂ֔א	nā·śā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
our infirmities	חֳלָיֵ֙נוּ֙	ḥo·lā·yê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H2483 sickness
and carried	סְבָלָ֑ם	sə·ḇā·lām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5445 bear
our sorrows	וּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּ	ū·maḵ·’ō·ḇê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H4341 pain
yet we	וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ	wa·’ă·naḥ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
considered Him	חֲשַׁבְנֻ֔הוּ	ḥă·šaḇ·nu·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural; third person masculine singular	H2803 think, account
stricken	נָג֛וּעַ	nā·ḡū·a‘	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
struck down	מֻכֵּ֥ה	muk·kêh	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5221 smite
by God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and afflicted	וּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃	ū·mə·‘un·neh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with

Isaiah 53:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But He	וְהוּא֙	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was pierced	מְחֹלָ֣ל	mə·ḥō·lāl	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
for our transgressions	מִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּ	mip·pə·šā·‘ê·nū	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H6588 transgression
He was crushed	מְדֻכָּ֖א	mə·ḏuk·kā	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H1792 crush
for our iniquities	מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵ֑ינוּ	mê·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
the punishment	מוּסַ֤ר	mū·sar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4148 discipline
that brought us peace	שְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙	šə·lō·w·mê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
was upon Him	עָלָ֔יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and by His stripes	וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹ	ū·ḇa·ḥă·ḇu·rā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2250 stripe, blow
we are healed	נִרְפָּא־	nir·pā-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7495 heal