Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version 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, and no beauty that we should desire him. Berean Standard Bible He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. King James Bible For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. New King James Version For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. New American Standard Bible For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of dry ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we would look at Him, Nor an appearance that we would take pleasure in Him. NASB 1995 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. NASB 1977 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. Legacy Standard Bible For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should desire Him. Amplified Bible For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant), And like a root out of dry ground; He has no stately form or majestic splendor That we would look at Him, Nor [handsome] appearance that we would be attracted to Him. Christian Standard Bible He 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible He 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. American Standard Version For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. Contemporary English Version Like a young plant or a root that sprouts in dry ground, the servant grew up obeying the LORD. He wasn't some handsome king. Nothing about the way he looked made him attractive to us. English Revised Version For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. GOD'S WORD® Translation He grew up in his presence like a young tree, like a root out of dry ground. He had no form or majesty that would make us look at him. He had nothing in his appearance that would make us desire him. Good News Translation It was the will of the LORD that his servant grow like a plant taking root in dry ground. He had no dignity or beauty to make us take notice of him. There was nothing attractive about him, nothing that would draw us to him. International Standard Version For he grew up before him like a tender plant, and like a root out of a dry ground; he had no form and he had no majesty that we should look at him, and there is no attractiveness that we should desire him. Majority Standard Bible He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. NET Bible He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, no special appearance that we should want to follow him. New Heart English Bible For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nor special appearance that we should desire him. Webster's Bible Translation For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIndeed, He comes up as a tender plant before Him, "" And as a root out of dry land, "" He has no form or splendor when we observe Him, "" Nor appearance, that we desire Him. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation He shall come up as a sucking child before him, and as a root out of a land of dryness: no form to him and no decoration; and we shall see him, and no appearance and we shall desire him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he shall grow up as a tender plant before him, and as a root out of a thirsty ground: there is no beauty in him, nor comeliness: and we have seen him, and there was no sightliness, that we should be desirous of him: Catholic Public Domain Version And he will rise up like a tender plant in his sight, and like a root from the thirsty ground. There is no beautiful or stately appearance in him. For we looked upon him, and there was no aspect, such that we would desire him. New American Bible He grew up like a sapling before him, like a shoot from the parched earth; He had no majestic bearing to catch our eye, no beauty to draw us to him. New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor he grew up before him like an infant and like a root out of the dry ground; he had no form nor comeliness; and when we saw that he had no beauty, we denied him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He grew up as a child before him and like a root from the thirsty ground. He had no appearance or brightness, and we have seen him, and he had no appearance to him, and we denied him. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For he shot up right forth as a sapling, And as a root out of a dry ground; He had no form nor comeliness, that we should look upon him, Nor beauty that we should delight in him. Brenton Septuagint Translation We brought a report as of a child before him; he is as a root in a thirsty land: he has no form nor comeliness; and we saw him, but he had no form nor beauty. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Suffering Servant1Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. 3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.… Cross References Philippians 2:7-8 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Matthew 13:55-56 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? / Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?” Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. John 7:27 But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.” Mark 6:3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him. John 1:10-11 He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. / He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” Hebrews 2:14 Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, Romans 8:3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Psalm 22:6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.” Treasury of Scripture For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he has no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. he shall grow Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. Ezekiel 17:22-24 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent: … he hath no Isaiah 52:14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: Mark 9:12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. John 1:10-14 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not… Jump to Previous Appearance Attract Beauty Delight Desire Dry Form Forth Grace Grew Ground Grow Growth Majesty Parched Plant Pleasure Right Root Shoot Shot Stately TenderJump to Next Appearance Attract Beauty Delight Desire Dry Form Forth Grace Grew Ground Grow Growth Majesty Parched Plant Pleasure Right Root Shoot Shot Stately TenderIsaiah 53 1. The prophet, complaining of incredulity, excuses the scandal of the cross4. By the benefit of his passion 10. And the good success thereof He grew up before Him like a tender shoot This phrase suggests the humble and unassuming beginnings of the Messiah. The imagery of a "tender shoot" indicates vulnerability and gentleness, reflecting the humble circumstances of Jesus' birth and upbringing. The phrase "before Him" signifies that this growth was under God's watchful eye, emphasizing divine approval and purpose. This imagery connects to the prophecy in Isaiah 11:1, where the Messiah is described as a "shoot from the stump of Jesse," indicating a new beginning from the line of David. and like a root out of dry ground He had no stately form or majesty to attract us no beauty that we should desire Him Persons / Places / Events 1. The ServantThis passage is part of the "Servant Songs" in Isaiah, which Christians traditionally interpret as referring to Jesus Christ. The Servant is depicted as humble and unassuming. 2. Isaiah The prophet who authored the book, providing prophecies about the coming Messiah and the salvation of God's people. 3. Israel The nation to whom Isaiah prophesied, often seen as the "dry ground" from which the Servant arises, symbolizing spiritual barrenness. 4. God The one before whom the Servant grows up, indicating divine oversight and purpose in the Servant's life. 5. Messianic Prophecy This event refers to the foretelling of the coming of the Messiah, who Christians believe is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Teaching Points Humility of the MessiahJesus' life exemplifies humility, as He did not come with earthly majesty or beauty. Believers are called to emulate this humility in their own lives. God's Perspective vs. Human Perspective God values inner character over outward appearance. Christians should focus on cultivating inner beauty and godliness rather than external appearances. Spiritual Growth in Barren Places Just as the Servant grew from "dry ground," believers can grow spiritually even in difficult or barren circumstances, trusting in God's provision and purpose. Recognizing True Beauty True beauty and worth are found in Christ's character and sacrifice. Christians should seek to recognize and value these qualities in themselves and others.(2) For he shall grow up . . .--The Hebrew tenses are in the perfect, the future being contemplated as already accomplished. The words present at once a parallel and a contrast to those of Isaiah 11:1. There the picture was that of a strong vigorous shoot coming out of the root of the house of David. Here the sapling is weak and frail, struggling out of the dry ground. For "before Him" (i.e., Jehovah) some critics have read "before us," as agreeing better with the second clause; while others have referred the pronoun "him" to the Jewish people. Taking the received text and interpretation, the thought expressed is that Jehovah was watching this humble and lowly growth, as a mother watches over her weakest and most sickly child. He hath no form nor comeliness.--See Note on Isaiah 3:14. The thought which has been constantly true of the followers of the Christ was to be true of the Christ Himself. "Hid are the saints of God, Uncertified by high angelic sign; Nor raiment soft, nor empire's golden rod, Marks them divine. " J. H. NEWMAN (Lyra Apostolica.) Verse 2. - For he shall grow up; rather, now he grew up. The verbs are, all of them, in the past, or completed tense, until ver. 7, and are to be regarded as "perfects of prophetic certitude." As Mr. Cheyne remarks, "All has been finished before the foundations of the world in the Divine counsels." Before him; i.e. "before Jehovah" - under the fostering care of Jehovah (comp. Luke 2:40, 52). God the Father had his eye ever fixed upon the Son with watchfulness and tenderness and love. As a tender plant; literally, as a sapling, or as a sucker (comp. Job 8:16; Job 14:7; Job 15:30; Psalm 80:12; Ezekiel 17:4, 22; Hosea 14:6). The "branch" of Isaiah 11:1, 10 - a different word - has nearly the same meaning. The Messiah will be a fresh sprout from the stump of a tree that has been felled; i.e. from the destroyed Davidic monarchy. As a root (so Isaiah 11:10; Revelation 5:5). The "sapling" from the house of David shall become the "root" out of which his Church will grow (comp. John 15:1-6). Out of a dry ground. Either out of the "dry ground" of a corrupt age and nation, or out of the arid soil of humanity. In the East it is not unusual to see a tall succulent plant growing from a soft which seems utterly devoid of moisture. Such plants have roots that strike deep, and draw their nourishment from a hidden source. He hath no form nor comeliness; rather, he had no form nor majesty. It is scarcely the prophet's intention to describe the personal appearance of our Lord. What he means is that "the Servant" would have no splendid surroundings, no regal pomp nor splendour - nothing about him to attract men's eyes, or make them think him anything extraordinary. It is impossible to suppose that there was not in his appearance something of winning grace and quiet majesty. but it was of a kind that was not adapted to draw the gaze of the multitude. And when we shall see him. Some connect this clause with the preceding, and translate, "He hath no form nor comeliness, that we should regard him; no beauty, that we should desire him" (Lowth, Vitringa, Gesenius, Ewald, Knobel, Henderson, Urwick. But Stier, Delitzsch, Kay, and Mr. Cheyne prefer the construction found in the Authorized Version). No beauty; literally, no sightliness; i.e. nothing to attract the eye or arrest it. The spiritual beauties of holy and sweet expression and majestic calm could only have ben spiritually discerned.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He grew upוַיַּ֨עַל (way·ya·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively before Him לְפָנָ֗יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face like a tender shoot, כַּיּוֹנֵ֜ק (kay·yō·w·nêq) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3126: A young plant, sapling and like a root וְכַשֹּׁ֙רֶשׁ֙ (wə·ḵaš·šō·reš) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8328: A root out of dry צִיָּ֔ה (ṣî·yāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 6723: Aridity, a desert ground. מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land He had no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no [stately] form תֹ֥אַר (ṯō·’ar) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8389: Outline, figure, appearance or majesty הָדָ֑ר (hā·ḏār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1926: Magnificence, ornament, splendor to attract us, וְנִרְאֵ֥הוּ (wə·nir·’ê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see no וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no beauty מַרְאֶ֖ה (mar·’eh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4758: Sight, appearance, vision that we should desire Him. וְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ׃ (wə·neḥ·mə·ḏê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 2530: To desire, take pleasure in Links Isaiah 53:2 NIVIsaiah 53:2 NLT Isaiah 53:2 ESV Isaiah 53:2 NASB Isaiah 53:2 KJV Isaiah 53:2 BibleApps.com Isaiah 53:2 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 53:2 Chinese Bible Isaiah 53:2 French Bible Isaiah 53:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 53:2 For he grew up before him as (Isa Isi Is) |
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