Isaiah
Isaiah 53:3–4
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.
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
Word by word
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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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Isaiah 53:4 1 Peter 2:24 · Matthew 8:17 · Galatians 3:13 · 1 John 2:2 · 1 Peter 3:18 · Isaiah 53:5–6 · Hebrews 9:28 · Isaiah 53:11–12 · John 19:7 · Psalm 69:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.