Isaiah 53:7

Isaiah 53:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
• New International Version (NIV)He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.

Context of Isaiah 53:7

5But He was pierced for our offenses, He was crushed for our wrongdoings; The punishment for our well-being was laid upon Him, And by His wounds we are healed. 6All of us, like sheep, have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the wrongdoing of us all To fall on Him. He was oppressed and afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth. 8By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off from the land of the living For the wrongdoing of my people, to whom the blow was due? 9And His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

Isaiah 53:7 word by word

נִגַּ֨שׂ וְה֣וּא נַעֲנֶה֮ וְלֹ֣א יִפְתַּח־פִּיו֒ כַּשֶּׂה֙ לַטֶּ֣בַח יוּבָ֔ל וּכְרָחֵ֕ל לִפְנֵ֥י גֹזְזֶ֖יהָ נֶאֱלָ֑מָה וְלֹ֥א יִפְתַּ֖ח פִּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• He was oppressedנָגַשׂnâgaώ · to oppressH5065
• and afflictedעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
• openפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• His mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• Like a lambשֶׂהώeh ώêy · sheepH7716
• that is ledיָבַלyâbal · to conductH2986
• to slaughterטֶ֫בַחţebach · slaughterH2874
• And like a sheepרָחֵלrâchêl · eweH7353
• that isאָלַם'âlam · be dumbH481
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• its shearersגָּזַזgâzaz · to shearH1494

Cross-references for Isaiah 53:7

• Matthew 26:63But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I place You under oath by the living God, to tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
• Matthew 27:12And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He did not offer any answer.
• Mark 14:62And Jesus said, “I am; and you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
• Mark 15:5But Jesus said nothing further in answer, so Pilate was amazed.
• Luke 23:9And he questioned Him at some length; but He offered him no answer at all.
• John 19:9and he entered the Praetorium again and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
• 1 Peter 2:23and while being abusively insulted, He did not insult in return; while suffering, He did not threaten, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously;
• Acts 8:32Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: “He was led like a sheep to slaughter; And like a lamb that is silent before its shearer, So He does not open His mouth.

Commentaries on Isaiah 53:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7He was oppressed - (נגשׂ niggas' ). Lowth renders this, It was exacted.‘ Hengstenberg, He was abased.‘ Jerome (the Vulgate), He was offered because he was willing.‘ The Septuagint He, on account of his affliction, opened not his mouth,‘ implying that his silence arose from the extremity of his sorrows. The Chaldee renders it, He prayed, and he was heard, and before he opened his mouth he was accepted.‘ The Syriac, He came and humbled himself, neither did…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-9Verses 4-9 In these verses is an account of the sufferings of Christ; also of the design of his sufferings. It was for our sins, and in our stead, that our Lord Jesus suffered. We have all sinned, and have come short of the glory of God. Sinners have their beloved sin, their own evil way, of which they are fond. Our sins deserve all griefs and sorrows, even the most severe. We are saved from the ruin, to which by sin we become liable, by laying our sins…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7See 1 Peter 2:21–25 to see how Jesus Christ fulfills this prophecy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. oppressed--Lowth translates, "It was exacted, and He was made answerable." The verb means, "to have payment of a debt sternly exacted" (De 15:2, 3), and so to be oppressed in general; the exaction of the full penalty for our sins in His sufferings is probably alluded to. and ... afflicted--or, and yet He suffered, or bore Himself patiently, &c. [Hengstenberg and Maurer]. Lowth's translation, "He was made answerable," is hardly admitted by the Hebrew…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 53:7

• Atonement
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Meekness
• Persecution
• Quotations and Allusions
• Sheep

In the dictionaries

• Acquaint
• Bear
• Chastisement
• Covenant
• Humiliation of Christ
• Intercession
• Lamb
• Lay
• Offering
• Philip

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