Isaiah
Isaiah 53:7
7He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet He did not open His mouth.
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is silent,
so He did not open His mouth.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He was oppressed | נִגַּ֨שׂ | nig·gaś | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5065 press, drive, oppress, exact |
| and afflicted | נַעֲנֶה֮ | na·‘ă·neh | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
| yet He did not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| open | יִפְתַּח־ | yip̄·taḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6605 open |
| His mouth | פִּיו֒ | pîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| He was led | יוּבָ֔ל | yū·ḇāl | Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2986 conduct, bear along |
| like a lamb | כַּשֶּׂה֙ | kaś·śeh | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) |
| to the slaughter | לַטֶּ֣בַח | laṭ·ṭe·ḇaḥ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2874 slaughtering, slaughter |
| and as a sheep | וּכְרָחֵ֕ל | ū·ḵə·rā·ḥêl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular | H7353 ewe |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| her shearers | גֹזְזֶ֖יהָ | ḡō·zə·ze·hā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1494 shear |
| is silent | נֶאֱלָ֑מָה | ne·’ĕ·lā·māh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H481 bind |
| so He did not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| open | יִפְתַּ֖ח | yip̄·taḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6605 open |
| His mouth | פִּֽיו׃ | pîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
Cross-references
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Acts 8:32–33 · Matthew 26:63 · 1 Peter 2:23 · Mark 14:61 · Matthew 27:12–14 · John 19:9 · Luke 23:9 · Mark 15:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.