Isaiah 53:4-12
New King James Version
4 Surely (A)He has borne our [a]griefs
And carried our [b]sorrows;
Yet we [c]esteemed Him stricken,
[d]Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was (B)wounded[e] for our transgressions,
He was [f]bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His (C)stripes[g] we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord [h]has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet (D)He opened not His mouth;
(E)He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
So He opened not His mouth.
8 He was (F)taken from [i]prison and from judgment,
And who will declare His generation?
For (G)He was cut off from the land of the living;
For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.
9 (H)And [j]they made His grave with the wicked—
But with the rich at His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was any (I)deceit in His mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the Lord to [k]bruise Him;
He has put Him to grief.
When You make His soul (J)an offering for sin,
He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days,
And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.
11 [l]He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.
By His knowledge (K)My righteous (L)Servant shall (M)justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.
12 (N)Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,
(O)And He shall divide the [m]spoil with the strong,
Because He (P)poured out His soul unto death,
And He was (Q)numbered with the transgressors,
And He bore the sin of many,
And (R)made intercession for the transgressors.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 53:4 Lit. sicknesses
- Isaiah 53:4 Lit. pains
- Isaiah 53:4 reckoned
- Isaiah 53:4 Struck down
- Isaiah 53:5 Or pierced through
- Isaiah 53:5 crushed
- Isaiah 53:5 Blows that cut in
- Isaiah 53:6 Lit. has caused to land on Him
- Isaiah 53:8 confinement
- Isaiah 53:9 Lit. he or He
- Isaiah 53:10 crush
- Isaiah 53:11 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; DSS, LXX From the labor of His soul He shall see light
- Isaiah 53:12 plunder
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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