Thus says the Lord,
The Redeemer of Israel, [a]their Holy One,
(A)To Him [b]whom man despises,
To Him whom the nation abhors,
To the Servant of rulers:
(B)“Kings shall see and arise,
Princes also shall worship,
Because of the Lord who is faithful,
The Holy One of Israel;
And He has chosen You.”

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  1. Isaiah 49:7 Lit. his or its
  2. Isaiah 49:7 Lit. who is despised of soul

This is what the Lord says—
    the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel(A)
to him who was despised(B) and abhorred by the nation,
    to the servant of rulers:
“Kings(C) will see you and stand up,
    princes will see and bow down,(D)
because of the Lord, who is faithful,(E)
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen(F) you.”

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67 (A)Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and (B)others struck Him with [a]the palms of their hands,

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  1. Matthew 26:67 Or rods,

67 Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists.(A) Others slapped him

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The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People(A)

Coming to Him as to a living stone, (B)rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,

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The Living Stone and a Chosen People

As you come to him, the living Stone(A)—rejected by humans but chosen by God(B) and precious to him—

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(A)He is despised and [a]rejected by men,
A Man of [b]sorrows and (B)acquainted with [c]grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and (C)we did not esteem Him.

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  1. Isaiah 53:3 Or forsaken
  2. Isaiah 53:3 Lit. pains
  3. Isaiah 53:3 Lit. sickness

He was despised and rejected by mankind,
    a man of suffering,(A) and familiar with pain.(B)
Like one from whom people hide(C) their faces
    he was despised,(D) and we held him in low esteem.

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But I am (A)a worm, and no man;
(B)A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
(C)All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They [a]shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
“He(D) [b]trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
(E)Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

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  1. Psalm 22:7 Show contempt with their mouth
  2. Psalm 22:8 LXX, Syr., Vg. hoped; Tg. praised

But I am a worm(A) and not a man,
    scorned by everyone,(B) despised(C) by the people.
All who see me mock me;(D)
    they hurl insults,(E) shaking their heads.(F)
“He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.(G)
Let him deliver him,(H)
    since he delights(I) in him.”

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28 just as the Son of Man(A) did not come to be served, but to serve,(B) and to give his life as a ransom(C) for many.”

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15 (A)So shall He [a]sprinkle many nations.
Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;
For (B)what had not been told them they shall see,
And what they had not heard they shall consider.

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  1. Isaiah 52:15 Or startle

15 so he will sprinkle(A) many nations,[a]
    and kings(B) will shut their mouths(C) because of him.
For what they were not told, they will see,
    and what they have not heard, they will understand.(D)

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  1. Isaiah 52:15 Or so will many nations be amazed at him (see also Septuagint)

17 Thus says (A)the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
(B)Who leads you by the way you should go.

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17 This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(A) the Holy One(B) of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
    who teaches(C) you what is best for you,
    who directs(D) you in the way(E) you should go.

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10 (A)The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
Will bring presents;
The kings of Sheba and Seba
Will offer gifts.
11 (B)Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him;
All nations shall serve Him.

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10 May the kings of Tarshish(A) and of distant shores(B)
    bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba(C) and Seba
    present him gifts.(D)
11 May all kings bow down(E) to him
    and all nations serve(F) him.

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Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Shame has covered my face.
(A)I have become a stranger to my brothers,
And an alien to my mother’s children;
(B)Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up,
(C)And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

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For I endure scorn(A) for your sake,(B)
    and shame covers my face.(C)
I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;(D)
for zeal for your house consumes me,(E)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(F)

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38 (A)Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.

39 And (B)those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, (C)“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! (D)If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

41 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the [a]scribes and elders, said, 42 “He (E)saved others; Himself He cannot save. [b]If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe [c]Him. 43 (F)He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

44 (G)Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

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  1. Matthew 27:41 M scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders
  2. Matthew 27:42 NU omits If
  3. Matthew 27:42 NU, M in Him

38 Two rebels were crucified with him,(A) one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads(B) 40 and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,(C) save yourself!(D) Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”(E) 41 In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. 42 “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel!(F) Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe(G) in him. 43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him(H) now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

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I [a]dismissed the three shepherds (A)in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

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  1. Zechariah 11:8 Or destroyed, lit. cut off

In one month I got rid of the three shepherds.

The flock detested(A) me, and I grew weary of them

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23 (A)Kings shall be your foster fathers,
And their queens your nursing mothers;
They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth,
And (B)lick up the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord,
(C)For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.”

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23 Kings(A) will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.(B)
They will bow down(C) before you with their faces to the ground;
    they will lick the dust(D) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(E)
    those who hope(F) in me will not be disappointed.(G)

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