Isaiah 53 - New Life Version (NLV)

53 Who has believed what we told them? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been shown? 2 He grew up before Him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground. He has no beautiful body and when we see Him there is no beauty that we should desire Him. 3 He was hated and men would have nothing to do with Him, a man of sorrows and suffering, knowing sadness well. We hid, as it were, our faces from Him. He was hated, and we did not think well of Him.

4 For sure He took on Himself our troubles and carried our sorrows. Yet we thought of Him as being punished and hurt by God, and made to suffer. 5 But He was hurt for our wrong-doing. He was crushed for our sins. He was punished so we would have peace. He was beaten so we would be healed. 6 All of us like sheep have gone the wrong way. Each of us has turned to his own way. And the Lord has put on Him the sin of us all.

7 Men made it very hard for Him and caused Him to suffer, yet He did not open His mouth. He was taken like a lamb to be put to death. A sheep does not make a sound while its wool is cut and He did not open His mouth. 8 He was taken away as a prisoner and then judged. Who among the people of that day cared that His life was taken away from the earth? He was hurt because of the sin of the people who should have been punished. 9 They gave Him a grave with the sinful, but with the rich at His death, for He had done no wrong, and there was nothing false in His mouth.

10 But it was the will of the Lord to crush Him, causing Him to suffer. Because He gives His life as a gift on the altar for sin, He will see His children. Days will be added to His life, and the will of the Lord will do well in His hand. 11 He will see what the suffering of His soul brings, and will be pleased. By what He knows, the One Who is right and good, My Servant, will carry the punishment of many and He will carry their sins. 12 So I will give Him a share among the great. He will divide the riches with the strong, because He gave up His life. They thought of Him as One Who broke the Law. Yet He Himself carried the sin of many, and prayed for the sinners.

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Isaiah 53 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

53 Who hath given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of Jehovah, On whom hath it been revealed? 2 Yea, he cometh up as a tender plant before Him, And as a root out of a dry land, He hath no form, nor honour, when we observe him, Nor appearance, when we desire him. 3 He is despised, and lef...
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Isaiah 53 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

53 Who believed to our hearing? (Who hath believed our report?) and to whom is the arm of the Lord showed? 2 And he shall go up as a rod before him, and as a root from [the] thirsty land. And neither shape neither fairness was to him; and we saw him, and no beholding was; and we desired him, (And he...
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Isaiah 53 - World English Bible (WEB)

53 Who has believed our message? To whom has Yahweh’s arm been revealed?2 For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground.He has no good looks or majesty. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.3 He was despised and rejected by men,a man of sufferi...
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Isaiah 53 - The Voice (VOICE)

53 Indeed, who would ever believe it? Who would possibly accept what we’ve been told?[a] Who has witnessed the awesome power and plan of the Eternal in action?[b]2 Out of emptiness he came, like a tender shoot from rock-hard ground.He didn’t look like anything or anyone of consequence— he had no phy...
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Isaiah 53 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Isaiah 5353 ‘Who has believed our report?[a]To whom is the arm of Adonai revealed?2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, like a root out of dry ground.He had no form or majesty that we should look at Him,nor beauty that we should desire Him.3 He was despised and rejected by men,a man of so...
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Isaiah 53 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

53 Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground;he had no form or comeliness that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.3 He was despised and rejected[...
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Isaiah 53 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

53 Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground;he had no form or comeliness that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.3 He was despised and rejected[...
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Isaiah 53 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

53 Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground;he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.3 He was despised and ...
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Isaiah 53 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

53 Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?(A)2 For he grew up before him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground;he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.(B)3 He was despised...
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Isaiah 53 - New Living Translation (NLT)

53 Who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?2 My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot, like a root in dry ground.There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him.3 He was despised and rejected— ...
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Isaiah 53 - New Life Version (NLV)

53 Who has believed what we told them? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been shown? 2 He grew up before Him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground. He has no beautiful body and when we see Him there is no beauty that we should desire Him. 3 He was hated and men would have nothing...
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Isaiah 53 - New King James Version (NKJV)

The Sin-Bearing Messiah53 Who (A)has believed our report?And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,And as a root out of dry ground.He has no [a]form or [b]comeliness;And when we see Him,There is no [c]beauty that we should desire Him.3 (B)H...
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Isaiah 53 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

53 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground.He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.3 He was despised and rejected by man...
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Isaiah 53 - New International Version (NIV)

53 Who has believed our message(A) and to whom has the arm(B) of the Lord been revealed?(C)2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,(D) and like a root(E) out of dry ground.He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance(F) that we should desire him.3 He was despised a...
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Isaiah 53 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

53 Who has believed what we’ve been saying? Who has seen the Lord’s saving power?2 His servant grew up like a tender young plant. He grew like a root coming up out of dry ground.He didn’t have any beauty or majesty that made us notice him. There wasn’t anything special about the way he looked that d...
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Isaiah 53 - New English Translation (NET)

53 Who would have believed[a] what we[b] just heard?[c]When[d] was the Lord’s power[e] revealed through him?2 He sprouted up like a twig before God,[f]like a root out of parched soil;[g]he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention,[h]no special appearance that we should want to f...
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