Isaiah 53:8

In his humiliation his justice was taken away. And as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke [was due]?

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

In Context

7He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that is mute before its shearers, so he opened not his mouth.

9And they made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death. Although he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.

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Cross References

Psalms 22:12Many bulls have encompassed me. Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me around.

Isaiah 53:5But he was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed.

Lamentations 3:54Waters flowed over my head. I said, I am cut off.

Matthew 1:1A book of a genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

John 11:49And a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, Ye know nothing at all,

Acts 8:33In his lowly condition his justice was taken away. And who will describe his generation, because his life was taken from the earth?

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 53:5-10

The Humiliation of the Messiah. ( b. c. 706.) 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened… Read the whole commentary →

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