Isaiah 53:3 “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with…”

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him.

American Standard Version

He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.

Geneva Bible 1599

He is despised and reiected of men: he is a man full of sorowes and hath experience of infirmities: we hidde as it were our faces from him: he was despised and we esteemed him not.

Darby Translation

He is despised and left alone of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and like one from whom [men] hide their faces; — despised, and we esteemed him not.

Young's Literal Translation

He is despised, and left of men, A man of pains, and acquainted with sickness, And as one hiding the face from us, He is despised, and we esteemed him not.

Bible in Basic English

Men made sport of him, turning away from him; he was a man of sorrows, marked by disease; and like one from whom men's faces are turned away, he was looked down on, and we put no value on him.

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Cross references

“despised”

Matthew 26:67 Isaiah 49:7 Psalm 22:6–8 Luke 9:22 Isaiah 50:6 Luke 16:14

Matthew 26:67 · BSB

Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him

Isaiah 49:7 · BSB

Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is…

Psalm 22:6–8 · BSB

But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

Luke 9:22 · BSB

“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

Isaiah 50:6 · BSB

I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.

Luke 16:14 · BSB

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

“a man”

Isaiah 53:10 Isaiah 53:4 Mark 14:34 Hebrews 5:7 Hebrews 4:15 John 11:35

Isaiah 53:10 · BSB

Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His h…

Isaiah 53:4 · BSB

Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

Mark 14:34 · BSB

Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”

Hebrews 5:7 · BSB

During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

Hebrews 4:15 · BSB

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

John 11:35 · BSB

Jesus wept.

“we esteemed”

Acts 3:13–15 Deuteronomy 32:15 Matthew 27:9 Matthew 27:10 John 1:10 John 1:11

Acts 3:13–15 · BSB

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.

Deuteronomy 32:15 · BSB

But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

Matthew 27:9 · BSB

Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,

Matthew 27:10 · BSB

and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”

John 1:10 · BSB

He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.

John 1:11 · BSB

He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

Also

Luke 18:31–33

Luke 18:31–33 · BSB

Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.

4Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

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