Old Testament · Isaiah

Isaiah 53

The Suffering Servant

(Acts 8:26–40; 1 Peter 2:21–25)

1Who has believed our report? And the arm of the LORD, to whom has it been revealed?
2For he grew up like a tender shoot before him, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form nor splendor that we should look at him, and no appearance that we should desire him.
3Despised and forsaken of men^a, a man of pains and acquainted with sickness; and like one from whom men hide their face, despised, and we esteemed him not.
4Surely our sicknesses he has borne, and our pains he has carried; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5But he was pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed.
6All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned each one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb led to the slaughter, and like a ewe before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
8From oppression and from judgment^b he was taken away, and as for his generation, who considered? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people the stroke was upon him.

A Grave Assigned

(Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42)

9And he made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; though he had done no violence, neither was deceit in his mouth.
10Yet the LORD was pleased to crush him, he made him sick; when his soul^c makes a guilt offering, he shall see seed, he shall prolong days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
11After the toil of his soul he shall see light and be satisfied; by his knowledge^d my righteous servant shall make many righteous, and he himself shall bear their iniquities.
12Therefore I will divide him a portion among the many, and with the mighty he shall divide spoil; because he poured out his soul to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and for the transgressors he made intercession.