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International Standard Version
For he grew up before him like a tender plant, and like a root out of a dry ground; he had no form and he had no majesty that we should look at him, and there is no attractiveness that we should desire him.
New American Standard Bible
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
and like a root out of dry ground.
He didn’t have an impressive form
or majesty that we should look at Him,
no appearance that we should desire Him.
A Conservative Version
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. And when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant),
And like a root out of dry ground;
He has no stately form or majestic splendor
That we would look at Him,
Nor [handsome] appearance that we would
Bible in Basic English
For his growth was like that of a delicate plant before him, and like a root out of a dry place: he had no grace of form, to give us pleasure;
Darby Translation
For he shall grow up before him as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry ground: he hath no form nor lordliness, and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Julia Smith Translation
He shall come up as a sucking child before him, and as a root out of a land of dryness: no form to him and no decoration; and we shall see him, and no appearance and we shall desire him.
King James 2000
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he has no stately form nor splendor; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For he went up like shoot before him, and like root from dry ground. He had no form and no majesty that we should see him, and no appearance that we should take pleasure in him.
Modern King James verseion
For He comes up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground; He has no form nor majesty that we should see Him, nor an appearance that we should desire Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He came up as a spray before him, and as a root out of a dry land. There was neither fashion or beauty on him. And when we looked on him, there was no godliness that we should lust after him.
NET Bible
He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, no special appearance that we should want to follow him.
New Heart English Bible
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
The Emphasized Bible
When he came up as a sapling before him. And as a root-sprout out of dry ground, He had neither beauty nor majesty, - When we beheld him, there was nothing to behold, that we should desire him;
Webster
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.
World English Bible
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Afflictions » The servant of the lord being afflicted
Christ Appearance » His personal appearance figuratively described
Branch of jesse » The coming of the branch of jesse
Christ » For select reading » Appearance, personal of
Face » Of Christ » His personal appearance figuratively described
Humility » He was free from all worldly pride » Of appearance he hath no form nor comeliness
Israel » Prophecies concerning » Of their rejection of the messiah
Justification » Justification coming by jesus Christ
Offence » The wicked take, at » The low station of Christ
Oppression » The servant of the lord being oppressed
Prophecies respecting Christ » His poverty
Rejection » Jesus Christ being rejected
Servants » The servant of the lord
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the flesh of Christ which concealed his divinity
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 53:2
Prayers for Isaiah 53:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord's Suffering Servant
1 "Who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 For he grew up before him like a tender plant, and like a root out of a dry ground; he had no form and he had no majesty that we should look at him, and there is no attractiveness that we should desire him. 3 "He was despised and rejected by others, and a man of sorrows, intimately familiar with suffering; and like one from whom people hide their faces; and we despised him and did not value him.
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Cross References
Isaiah 52:14
Just as many were astonished at you so was he marred in his appearance, more than any human, and his form beyond that of human semblance
Isaiah 11:1
"A shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch will bear fruit from his roots.
Philippians 2:6-7
In God's own form existed he, and shared with God equality, deemed nothing needed grasping.
Jeremiah 23:5
"The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I'll raise up a righteous branch for David. He will be a king who rules wisely, and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Ezekiel 17:22-24
This is what the Lord GOD says, "I'm also going to take a shoot from the top of a cedar and plant it. I'll pluck off its delicate twigs and transplant it on a high and lofty mountain.
Zechariah 6:12
Then tell him, "This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Here is the man whose name is The Branch. He will branch out from where he is and will rebuild the Temple of the LORD.
Mark 6:3
This is the builder, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon, isn't it? His sisters are here with us, aren't they?" And they were offended by him.
Mark 9:12
He told them, "Elijah is indeed coming first and will restore all things. Why, then, is it written that the Son of Man must suffer a great deal and be treated shamefully?
Luke 2:7
and she gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no place for them in the guest quarters.
Luke 2:39-40
After doing everything required by the Law of the Lord, Joseph and Mary returned to their hometown of Nazareth in Galilee.
Luke 2:51-52
Then he went back with them, returning to Nazareth and remaining in submission to them. His mother continued to treasure all these things in her heart.
Luke 9:58
Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest."
John 1:10-14
He was in the world, and the world was made through him. Yet the world did not recognize him.
John 9:28-29
At this, they turned on him in fury and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!
John 18:40
At this, they shouted out again, "Not this fellow, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.
John 19:5
Then Jesus came outside, wearing the victor's crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate told them, "Here is the man!"
John 19:14-15
Now it was the Preparation Day for the Passover, about noon. He told the Jewish leaders, "Here is your king!"
Romans 8:3
For what the Law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did. By sending his own Son in the form of humanity, he condemned sin by being incarnate,
1 Peter 2:14
or to governors who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.