Isaiah

Isaiah 53:2

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.

Word by word

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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.

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.