“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter.
    And as a lamb is silent before the shearers,
    he did not open his mouth.

⁷ He was oppressed and treated harshly,
    yet he never said a word.
He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.
    And as a sheep is silent before the shearers,
    he did not open his mouth.
⁸ Unjustly condemned,
    he was led away.^[a]
No one cared that he died without descendants,
    that his life was cut short in midstream.^[b]
But he was struck down
    for the rebellion of my people.

²² He never sinned,
    nor ever deceived anyone.^[b]
23 He did not retaliate when he was insulted,
    nor threaten revenge when he suffered.
He left his case in the hands of God,
    who always judges fairly.
²⁴ He personally carried our sins
    in his body on the cross
so that we can be dead to sin
    and live for what is right.
By his wounds
    you are healed.

⁴⁰ “I will bring them down
    like lambs to the slaughter,
    like rams and goats to be sacrificed.

¹¹ You have butchered us like sheep
    and scattered us among the nations.
¹² You sold your precious people for a pittance,
    making nothing on the sale.

² But as I stood there in silence—
    not even speaking of good things—
    the turmoil within me grew worse.

⁹ I am silent before you; I won’t say a word,
    for my punishment is from you.