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Seized and condemned, he was taken away.
    Who would have thought any more of his destiny?
For he was cut off from the land of the living,
    struck for the sins of his people.
He was given a grave among the wicked,
    a burial place with evildoers,
Though he had done no wrong,
    nor was deceit found in his mouth.(A)
10 But it was the Lord’s will to crush him with pain.
By making his life as a reparation offering,[a]
    he shall see his offspring, shall lengthen his days,
    and the Lord’s will shall be accomplished through him.

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  1. 53:10–11 Reparation offering: the Hebrew term ’asham is used of a particular kind of sacrifice, one that is intended as compensation for that which is due because of guilt. See Lv 5:14–26 and note. Justify: the verb means “to be acquitted,” “declared innocent,” but since the servant bears “their iniquity,” an effective rather than simply legal action is suggested.

By oppression[a] and judgment(A) he was taken away.
    Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;(B)
    for the transgression(C) of my people he was punished.[b]
He was assigned a grave with the wicked,(D)
    and with the rich(E) in his death,
though he had done no violence,(F)
    nor was any deceit in his mouth.(G)

10 Yet it was the Lord’s will(H) to crush(I) him and cause him to suffer,(J)
    and though the Lord makes[c] his life an offering for sin,(K)
he will see his offspring(L) and prolong his days,
    and the will of the Lord will prosper(M) in his hand.

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Footnotes

  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?
  3. Isaiah 53:10 Hebrew though you make