We all went astray like sheep;(A)
we all have turned to our own way;
and the Lord has punished him
for[a] the iniquity(B) of us all.(C)

He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth.
Like a lamb led to the slaughter
and like a sheep silent before her shearers,
he did not open his mouth.(D)
He was taken away because of oppression and judgment,
and who considered his fate?[b]
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
he was struck because of my people’s rebellion.

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  1. 53:6 Or has placed on him; lit with
  2. 53:8 Or and as for his generation, who considered him?

We all, like sheep, have gone astray,(A)
    each of us has turned to our own way;(B)
and the Lord has laid on him
    the iniquity(C) of us all.

He was oppressed(D) and afflicted,
    yet he did not open his mouth;(E)
he was led like a lamb(F) to the slaughter,(G)
    and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth.
By oppression[a] and judgment(H) he was taken away.
    Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;(I)
    for the transgression(J) of my people he was punished.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 53:8 Or From arrest
  2. Isaiah 53:8 Or generation considered / that he was cut off from the land of the living, / that he was punished for the transgression of my people?