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 wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; And Yhwh hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 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. 8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 9And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was 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 he was afflictedעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
• yet he openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• not his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• he is broughtיָבַלyâbal · to conductH2986
• as a lambשֶׂהώeh ώêy · sheepH7716
• to the slaughterטֶ֫בַחţebach · slaughterH2874
• and as a sheepרָחֵלrâchêl · eweH7353
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• her shearersגָּזַזgâzaz · to shearH1494
• is dumbאָלַם'âlam · be dumbH481

Cross-references for Isaiah 53:7

• Matthew 26:63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
• Matthew 27:12And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
• Mark 14:62And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
• Mark 15:5But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
• Luke 23:9Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.
• John 19:9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
• 1 Peter 2:23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
• Acts 8:32The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not 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