Isaiah 53:2
The Scripture
(2) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The chapter describes a servant who is wounded, taken away, and bears the sins of many, being mocked and killed, yet is delivered to God and will be raised again. It portrays the Messiah's suffering as a means of atonement for humanity's sins. The passage emphasizes God's compassion and the hope of resurrection.
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