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Isaiah 53:2

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.

KJV

Et ascendet sicut virgultum coram eo, et sicut radix de terra sitienti. Non est species ei, neque decor, et vidimus eum, et non erat aspectus, et desideravimus eum :

Vulgate

ἀνηγγείλαμεν ὡς παιδίον ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ, ὡς ῥίζα ἐν γῇ διψώσῃ· οὐκ ἔστιν εἶδος αὐτῷ οὐδὲ δόξα. καὶ εἴδομεν αὐτόν, καὶ οὐκ εἶχεν εἶδος οὐδὲ κάλλος,

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יַּ֨עַל כַּ/יּוֹנֵ֜ק לְ/פָנָ֗י/ו וְ/כַ/שֹּׁ֨רֶשׁ֙ מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֔ה לֹא תֹ֥אַר ל֖/וֹ וְ/לֹ֣א הָדָ֑ר וְ/נִרְאֵ֥/הוּ וְ/לֹֽא מַרְאֶ֖ה וְ/נֶחְמְדֵֽ/הוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
הָדָ֣ר
hdr
noun · 30×
ו
v
noun · 32×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
יּוֹנֵ֜ק
yvnq
noun · 1×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מַרְאֶ֖ה
mr'h
noun · 104×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
צִיָּ֖ה
tsyh
noun · 16×
תַחְמֹ֖ד
tchmd
verb · 28×
תֹּ֑אַר
t'r
noun · 15×

Themes

Prophecy

Theophany

Historic Christian voices

9 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Jesus Christ was not a mere man, begotten from Joseph in the ordinary course of nature, but was very God, begotten of the Father most high, and very man, born of the Virgin. 1. But again, those who assert that He was simply a mere man, begotten by Joseph, remaining in the bondage of the old disobedience, are in a state of death having been not as yet joined to the Word of God t…
For Christ is of those who are humble-minded, and not of those who exalt themselves over His flock. Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Sceptre of the majesty of God, did not come in the pomp of pride or arrogance, although He might have done so, but in a lowly condition, as the Holy Spirit had declared regarding Him. For He says, "Lord, who hath believed our report, and to whom is the …
Who hath believed our report? He is despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. This chapter is the summit of Old Testament prophecy concerning the suffering Messiah. Calvin shows that every detail — the vicarious bearing of our griefs, the chastisement of our peace, the stripes by which we are healed, the silence before his shearers, the death amo…
1. Concerning Those Who Asked Him to Show Them a Sign from Heaven. And the Sadducees and Pharisees came, and tempting Him kept asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 The Sadducees and Pharisees who disagreed with each other in regard to the most essential truths, — for the Pharisees champion the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, hoping that there will …
Should the Son of God have assumed in human nature defects of body? Did he assume the obligation of being subject to these defects? Did He contract these defects? Did he assume all these defects? Article 1. Whether the Son of God in human nature ought to have assumed defects of body? Objection 1. It would seem that the Son of God ought not to have assumed human nature with defe…

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 2:14 — Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
  • 2Cor 8:9 — For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
  • Ezek 17:22 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountai
  • Ezek 17:22 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountai
  • Ezek 34:29 — And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
  • Gal 4:14 — And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
  • Heb 2:9 — But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
  • Isa 4:2 — In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
  • Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
  • Isa 11:1 — And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
  • Isa 11:1 — And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
  • Isa 42:4 — He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
  • Isa 45:8 — Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created
  • Isa 52:14 — As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
  • Isa 52:14 — As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
  • Jer 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
  • Jer 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
  • Jer 33:15 — In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
  • John 1:10 — He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
  • John 1:11 — He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
  • John 1:14 — And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
  • John 1:45 — Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
  • John 6:40 — And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
  • John 9:28 — Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.
  • John 18:40 — Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
  • John 19:5 — Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
  • John 19:14 — And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
  • Lev 2:14 — And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.
  • Luke 2:7 — And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
  • Luke 2:39 — And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
  • Luke 2:51 — And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
  • Luke 9:29 — And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
  • Luke 9:58 — And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
  • Luke 24:46 — And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
  • Mark 6:3 — Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
  • Mark 6:3 — Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
  • Mark 9:2 — And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
  • Mark 9:12 — And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
  • Matt 8:20 — And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
  • Matt 11:28 — Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.