Surely (A)He has borne our [a]griefs
And carried our [b]sorrows;
Yet we [c]esteemed Him stricken,
[d]Smitten by God, and afflicted.
But He was (B)wounded[e] for our transgressions,
He was [f]bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His (C)stripes[g] we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord [h]has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 53:4 Lit. sicknesses
  2. Isaiah 53:4 Lit. pains
  3. Isaiah 53:4 reckoned
  4. Isaiah 53:4 Struck down
  5. Isaiah 53:5 Or pierced through
  6. Isaiah 53:5 crushed
  7. Isaiah 53:5 Blows that cut in
  8. Isaiah 53:6 Lit. has caused to land on Him

Surely he took up our pain
    and bore our suffering,(A)
yet we considered him punished by God,(B)
    stricken by him, and afflicted.(C)
But he was pierced(D) for our transgressions,(E)
    he was crushed(F) for our iniquities;
the punishment(G) that brought us peace(H) was on him,
    and by his wounds(I) we are healed.(J)
We all, like sheep, have gone astray,(K)
    each of us has turned to our own way;(L)
and the Lord has laid on him
    the iniquity(M) of us all.

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