Isaiah 53:3
The Scripture
(3) He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
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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