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He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth.
Like a lamb he was led to the slaughter,
and like a sheep[a] that is silent in front of its shearers,
he did not open his mouth.
He was taken away without a fair trial[b] and without justice,
and of his generation, who even cared?[c]
So, he was cut off from the land of the living.
He was struck because of the rebellion of my people.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 53:7 Or ewe
  2. Isaiah 53:8 Or protection
  3. Isaiah 53:8 Verse 8 is difficult, and translations and arrangements of the verse vary widely.