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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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  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.

He was oppressed(A) and afflicted,
    yet he did not open his mouth;(B)
he was led like a lamb(C) to the slaughter,(D)
    and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth.
By oppression[a] and judgment(E) he was taken away.
    Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;(F)
    for the transgression(G) of my people he was punished.[b]

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  1. Isaiah 53:8 Or From arrest
  2. Isaiah 53:8 Or generation considered / that he was cut off from the land of the living, / that he was punished for the transgression of my people?