He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet did he not [a]open his mouth: he is brought as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearer is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.

He was taken out from [b]prison, and from judgment: [c]and who shall declare his age? for he was cut out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he plagued.

[d]And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no wickedness, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 53:7 But willingly and patiently obeyed his father’s appointment, Matt. 26:63; Acts 8:32.
  2. Isaiah 53:8 From the cross and grave, after that he was condemned.
  3. Isaiah 53:8 Though he died for sin, yet after his resurrection he shall live forever and this his death is to restore life to his members, Rom. 6:9.
  4. Isaiah 53:9 God the Father delivered him into the hands of the wicked, and to the powers of the world to do with him what they would.

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