# Isaiah 52.13-53.12 **Book:** [Isaiah](/codex/isaiah/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 11. Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; cleanse yourselves, ye that bear the vessels of Jehovah. 12. For ye shall not go out in haste, neither shall ye go by flight: for Jehovah will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rearward. > > **13. Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high. 14. Like as many were astonished at thee (his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men), 15. so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they understand. 53:1. Who hath believed our message? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed? 53:2. 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. 53:3. He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not. 53:4. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 53:5. But 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. 53:6. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and Jehovah hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 53:7. He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. 53:8. By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who among them considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due? 53:9. And they made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 53:10. Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand. 53:11. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he shall bear their iniquities. 53:12. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.** (Isaiah 52:11-53:12, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 11. Depart, depart, go out from there; touch no unclean thing! Go out from among her! Cleanse yourselves, you who carry Yahweh’s vessels. 12. For you shall not go out in haste, neither shall you go by flight: for Yahweh will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rear guard. > > **13. Behold, my servant will deal wisely. He will be exalted and lifted up, and will be very high. 14. Just as many were astonished at you (his appearance was marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men), 15. so he will cleanse many nations. Kings will shut their mouths at him: for they will see that which had not been told them; and they will understand that which they had not heard. 53:1. Who has believed our message? To whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed? 53:2. 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. 53:3. He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of suffering, and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him. 53:4. Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. 53:5. But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed. 53:6. All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 53:7. He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he didn’t open his mouth. 53:8. He was taken away by oppression and judgment; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living and stricken for the disobedience of my people? 53:9. They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. 53:10. Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him. He has caused him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days, and Yahweh’s pleasure will prosper in his hand. 53:11. After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities. 53:12. Therefore will I give him a portion with the great, and he will divide the plunder with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death, and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.** (Isaiah 52:11-53:12, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 11. Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD. 12. For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward. be: Heb. gather you up > > **13. Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. deal: or, prosper 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: 15. So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. 53:1. Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? report: or, doctrine?: Heb. hearing? 53:2. 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. 53:3. 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. we hid: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us 53:4. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 53:5. But 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. wounded: or, tormented stripes: Heb. bruise 53:6. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. laid: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him 53:7. 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. 53:8. He 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. from prison: or, he was taken away by distress and judgment: but, etc was he: Heb. was the stroke upon him 53:9. And 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. death: Heb. deaths 53:10. Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. thou: or, his soul shall make an offering 53:11. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 53:12. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.** (Isaiah 52:11-53:12, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 11. Turn aside, turn aside, go out thence, The unclean touch not, go out from her midst, Be ye pure, who are bearing the weapons of Jehovah. 12. For not in haste do ye go out, Yea, with flight ye go not on, For going before you [is] Jehovah, And gathering you [is] the God of Israel! > > **13. Lo, My servant doth act wisely, He is high, and hath been lifted up, And hath been very high. 14. As astonished at thee have been many, (So marred by man his appearance, And his form by sons of men.) 15. So doth he sprinkle many nations. Concerning him kings shut their mouth, For that which was not recounted to them they have seen, And that which they had not heard they have understood! 53:1. Who hath given credence to that which we heard? And the arm of Jehovah, On whom hath it been revealed? 53:2. 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. 53:3. He is despised, and left of men, A man of pains, and acquainted with sickness, And as one hiding the face from us, He is despised, and we esteemed him not. 53:4. Surely our sicknesses he hath borne, And our pains, he hath carried them, And we, we have esteemed him plagued, Smitten of God, and afflicted. 53:5. And he is pierced for our transgressions, Bruised for our iniquities, The chastisement of our peace [is] on him, And by his bruise there is healing to us. 53:6. All of us like sheep have wandered, Each to his own way we have turned, And Jehovah hath caused to meet on him, The punishment of us all. 53:7. It hath been exacted, and he hath answered, And he openeth not his mouth, As a lamb to the slaughter he is brought, And as a sheep before its shearers is dumb, And he openeth not his mouth. 53:8. By restraint and by judgment he hath been taken, And of his generation who doth meditate, That he hath been cut off from the land of the living? By the transgression of My people he is plagued, 53:9. And it appointeth with the wicked his grave, And with the rich [are] his high places, Because he hath done no violence, Nor [is] deceit in his mouth. 53:10. And Jehovah hath delighted to bruise him, He hath made him sick, If his soul doth make an offering for guilt, He seeth seed, he prolongeth days, And the pleasure of Jehovah in his hand doth prosper. 53:11. Of the labour of his soul he seeth, he is satisfied, Through his knowledge give righteousness Doth the righteous one, My servant, to many, And their iniquities he doth bear. 53:12. Therefore I give a portion to him among the many, And with the mighty he apportioneth spoil, Because that he exposed to death his soul, And with transgressors he was numbered, And he the sin of many hath borne, And for transgressors he intercedeth.** (Isaiah 52:11-53:12, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Cursed Messiah Objection Defeater](/codex/cursed-messiah-objection-defeater/), via [Isaiah 52.13-53](/codex/isaiah-52-13-53/) - [Cyrus Saved the Jews Not Jesus Objection Defeater](/codex/cyrus-saved-the-jews-not-jesus-objection-defeater/), via [Isaiah 52.13-53](/codex/isaiah-52-13-53/) - [Isaiah 53 Is About Israel Objection Defeater](/codex/isaiah-53-is-about-israel-objection-defeater/), via [Isaiah 52.13](/codex/isaiah-52-13/) - [Jesus Failed the Messianic Job Description Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-failed-the-messianic-job-description-objection-defeater/), via [Isaiah 52.13](/codex/isaiah-52-13/) - [Rabbinic Sources Attest a Suffering Messiah Argument](/codex/rabbinic-sources-attest-a-suffering-messiah-argument/), via [Isaiah 52.13](/codex/isaiah-52-13/) **Concepts:** - [Barcelona Disputation 1263](/codex/barcelona-disputation-1263/), via [Isaiah 52](/codex/isaiah-52/) - [Kingdom of God](/codex/kingdom-of-god/), via [Isaiah 52.7](/codex/isaiah-52-7/) - [Old Testament Christology](/codex/old-testament-christology/), via [Isaiah 52.13](/codex/isaiah-52-13/) - [Penal Substitutionary Atonement](/codex/penal-substitutionary-atonement/), via [Isaiah 52.13-53](/codex/isaiah-52-13-53/) - [Substitutionary Principle in the OT](/codex/substitutionary-principle-in-the-ot/), via [Isaiah 52.13-53](/codex/isaiah-52-13-53/) - [The Jewish Defense](/codex/the-jewish-defense/), via [Isaiah 52.13](/codex/isaiah-52-13/) - [The Passion of Christ](/codex/the-passion-of-christ/), via [Isaiah 52.14](/codex/isaiah-52-14/) - [Two-Stage Messianic Prophecy](/codex/two-stage-messianic-prophecy/), via [Isaiah 52.13-53](/codex/isaiah-52-13-53/) **People:** - [Isaiah the Prophet](/codex/isaiah-the-prophet/), via [Isaiah 52.13-53](/codex/isaiah-52-13-53/) **Lexicon:** - [G0932 - basileia](/codex/g0932-basileia/), via [Isaiah 52.7](/codex/isaiah-52-7/) - [G2097 - euangelizo](/codex/g2097-euangelizo/), via [Isaiah 52.7](/codex/isaiah-52-7/) - [G2098 - euangelion](/codex/g2098-euangelion/), via [Isaiah 52.7](/codex/isaiah-52-7/) - [G4991 - soteria](/codex/g4991-soteria/), via [Isaiah 52.7](/codex/isaiah-52-7/) - [H1319 - basar](/codex/h1319-basar/), via [Isaiah 52](/codex/isaiah-52/), [Isaiah 52.7](/codex/isaiah-52-7/) - [H3444 - yeshuah](/codex/h3444-yeshuah/), via [Isaiah 52](/codex/isaiah-52/), [Isaiah 52.10](/codex/isaiah-52-10/), [Isaiah 52.7](/codex/isaiah-52-7/) - [H3467 - yasha](/codex/h3467-yasha/), via [Isaiah 52.7](/codex/isaiah-52-7/) - [H3724 - kopher](/codex/h3724-kopher/), via [Isaiah 52.13-53](/codex/isaiah-52-13-53/) - [H5650 - ebed](/codex/h5650-ebed/), via [Isaiah 52.13-53](/codex/isaiah-52-13-53/) - [H5771 - avon](/codex/h5771-avon/), via [Isaiah 52.13-53](/codex/isaiah-52-13-53/) - [H8034 - shem](/codex/h8034-shem/), via [Isaiah 52.6](/codex/isaiah-52-6/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.