He was (A)despised and forsaken of men,
A man of [a]sorrows and (B)acquainted with [b]grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was (C)despised, and we did not (D)esteem Him.

Surely our [c]griefs He Himself (E)bore,
And our [d]sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
[e]Smitten of (F)God, and afflicted.
But He was [f]pierced through for (G)our transgressions,
He was crushed for (H)our iniquities;
The (I)chastening for our [g]well-being fell upon Him,
And by (J)His scourging we are healed.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 53:3 Or pains
  2. Isaiah 53:3 Or sickness
  3. Isaiah 53:4 Or sickness
  4. Isaiah 53:4 Or pains
  5. Isaiah 53:4 Or Struck down by
  6. Isaiah 53:5 Or wounded
  7. Isaiah 53:5 Or peace

He was despised and rejected by mankind,
    a man of suffering,(A) and familiar with pain.(B)
Like one from whom people hide(C) their faces
    he was despised,(D) and we held him in low esteem.

Surely he took up our pain
    and bore our suffering,(E)
yet we considered him punished by God,(F)
    stricken by him, and afflicted.(G)
But he was pierced(H) for our transgressions,(I)
    he was crushed(J) for our iniquities;
the punishment(K) that brought us peace(L) was on him,
    and by his wounds(M) we are healed.(N)

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