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He was despised and rejected by men,
a man who knew grief,
who was well acquainted with suffering.
Like someone whom people cannot bear to look at,
he was despised,
and we thought nothing of him.

Surely he was taking up our weaknesses,[a]
and he was carrying our sufferings.
We thought it was because of God
    that he was stricken, smitten, and afflicted,
but it was because of our rebellion that he was pierced.
He was crushed for the guilt our sins deserved.
The punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds we are healed.

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  1. Isaiah 53:4 Or sicknesses