1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealedᵃ?
2 He 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.
3 He 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.
4 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrowsᵇ; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healedᶜ.
6 We all like sheep have gone astrayᵈ, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
7 He 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.
A Grave Assigned Isa 53:8–11
8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the livingᵉ; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouthᶠ.
10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offeringᵍ, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
11 After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.ʰ
Future Blessings for Zion Isa 53:12–54:16
12 Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the greatⁱ, and He will divide the spoils with the strongʲ, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressorsᵏ. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.