Isaiah 53:3

Isaiah 53:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
• New International Version (NIV)He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

Context of Isaiah 53:3

1Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2He grew up before him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground. He didn’t have an impressive form or majesty that we should look at him, no appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him. 4Yet he himself bore our sicknesses, and he carried our pains; but we in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. 5But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds.

Isaiah 53:3 word by word

נִבְזֶה֙ וַחֲדַ֣ל אִישִׁ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ מַכְאֹב֖וֹת וִיד֣וּעַ חֹ֑לִי וּכְמַסְתֵּ֤ר פָּנִים֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ נִבְזֶ֖ה וְלֹ֥א חֲשַׁבְנֻֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He is despisedבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
• and rejectedחָדֵלchâdêl · rejected/fleetingH2310
• of menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of sorrowsמַכְאוֹבmak'ôb mak'ôb mak'ôbâh · painH4341
• and acquaintedיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• with griefחֳלִיchŏlîy · sicknessH2483
• and we hid as it wereמַסְתֵּרmastêr · hidingH4564
• facesפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and we esteemedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: countH2803

Cross-references for Isaiah 53:3

• Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, says to one who is despised, to one abhorred by people, to a servant of rulers: “Kings will see, princes will stand up, and they will all bow down because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel — and he has chosen you.”
• Isaiah 50:6I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who tore out my beard. I did not hide my face from scorn and spitting.
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people.
• Psalms 69:10I mourned and fasted, but it brought me insults.
• Micah 5:1Now, daughter who is under attack, you slash yourself in grief; a siege is set against us! They are striking the judge of Israel on the cheek with a rod.
• Zechariah 11:8In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.
• Matthew 26:67Then they spat in his face and beat him; others slapped him
• Matthew 27:39Those who passed by were yelling insults at him, shaking their heads
• Mark 9:12“Elijah does come first and restores all things,” he replied. “Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
• Mark 15:19They were hitting him on the head with a stick and spitting on him. Getting down on their knees, they were paying him homage.
• Luke 8:53They laughed at him, because they knew she was dead.
• Luke 9:22saying, “It is necessary that the Son of Man suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.”
• Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at him.
• Luke 23:18Then they all cried out together, “Take this man away! Release Barabbas to us!”
• John 8:48The Jews responded to him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you’re a Samaritan and have a demon?”
• Hebrews 12:2keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Commentaries on Isaiah 53:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Acquainted with grief - For וידוע vidua, familiar with grief, eight MSS. and one edition have וירע veyada, and knowing grief; the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read it ויודע veyodea . We hid as it were our faces from him "As one that hideth his face from us" - For וכמסתר uchemaster, four MSS. (two ancient) have וכמסתיר uchemastir, one MS. ומסתיר umastir . For פנים panim, two MSS. have פניו panaiu ; so likewise the Septuagint and Vulgate. Mourners…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3He is despised - This requires no explanation; and it needs no comment to show that it was fulfilled. The Redeemer was eminently the object of contempt and scorn alike by the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and the Romans. In his life on earth it was so; in his death it was still so; and since then, his name and person have been extensively the object of contempt. Nothing is a more striking fulfillment of this than the conduct of the Jews at the present day…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief: The servant would suffer deeply. He would know pain and sadness from personal experience. He would fully experience the results of human sin and the fall (the time when the first humans disobeyed God and brought suffering into the world). we esteemed Him not: People would not see how someone weak and insignificant could help them, so they would ignore his suffering.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. rejected--"forsaken of men" [Gesenius]. "Most abject of men." Literally, "He who ceases from men," that is, is no longer regarded as a man [Hengstenberg]. (See on Is 52:14; Is 49:7). man of sorrows--that is, whose distinguishing characteristic was sorrows. acquainted with--familiar by constant contact with. grief--literally, "disease"; figuratively for all kinds of calamity (Jr 6:14); leprosy especially represented this, being a direct judgment from…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 53:3

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Persecution
• Prophecy
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

• Acquaint
• Bear
• Chastisement
• Covenant
• Humiliation of Christ
• Intercession
• Lay
• Nazarene
• Offering
• Stripe

Commentaries on Isaiah 53

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings