Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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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'erets
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 53:2
Images Isaiah 53:2
Prayers for Isaiah 53:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord's Suffering Servant
1
Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 52:14
As many were astonished at you-- his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the children of mankind--
Isaiah 11:1
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
Philippians 2:6-7
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Jeremiah 23:5
"Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Ezekiel 17:22-24
Thus says the Lord GOD: "I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out. I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
Zechariah 6:12
And say to him, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD.
Mark 6:3
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.
Mark 9:12
And he said to them, "Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
Luke 2:7
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
Luke 2:39-40
And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
Luke 2:51-52
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
Luke 9:58
And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
John 1:10-14
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
John 9:28-29
And they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
John 18:40
They cried out again, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.
John 19:5
So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Behold the man!"
John 19:14-15
Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!"
Romans 8:3
For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
1 Peter 2:14
or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.