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1 Who
has believed our
message?
To whom has
the LORD’s arm
been revealed?
2 For
he grew up
before him as
a tender plant,
and as a
root out of
dry ground.
He has no good
looks or majesty.
When we see
him, there is
no beauty that
we should desire
him.
3 He
was despised
and rejected by
men,
a man of suffering
and acquainted
with disease.
He was despised
as one from
whom men hide
their face;
and we didn’t
respect him.
4 Surely
he has borne
our sickness
and carried
our suffering;
yet we considered
him plagued,
struck by God,
and afflicted.
5 But
he was pierced
for our
transgressions.
He was crushed
for our iniquities.
The punishment
that brought our
peace was on
him;
and by his
wounds we are
healed.
6 All
we like sheep
have gone astray.
Everyone has
turned to his own
way;
and the LORD
has laid on
him the iniquity
of us all.
7 He
was oppressed,
yet when he
was afflicted
he didn’t open his
mouth.
As a lamb
that is led
to the slaughter,
and as a
sheep that before
its shearers is
silent,
so he didn’t open
his mouth.
8 He
was taken away
by oppression and
judgment.
As for his
generation,
who considered
that he was
cut off out
of the land of
the living
and stricken for
the disobedience of
my people?
9 They
made his grave
with the wicked,
and with a
rich man in
his death,
although he had
done no violence,
nor was any
deceit in his
mouth.
10 Yet
it pleased the
LORD to bruise
him.
He has caused him
to suffer.
When you make
his soul an
offering for sin,
he will see
his offspring.
He will prolong
his days
and the LORD’s
pleasure will
prosper in his
hand.
11 After
the suffering of
his soul,
he will see
the light
and be satisfied.
My righteous
servant will
justify many by
the knowledge of
himself;
and he will
bear their
iniquities.
12 Therefore
I will give
him a portion
with the great.
He will divide
the plunder with
the strong,
because he poured
out his soul
to death
and was counted
with the
transgressors;
yet he bore
the sins of
many
and made
intercession for
the transgressors.