Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he does not open his mouth.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
He was oppressed,{H5065} yet when he was afflicted{H6031} he opened{H6605} not his mouth;{H6310} as a lamb{H7716} that is led{H2986} to the slaughter,{H2874} and as a sheep{H7353} that before{H6440} its shearers{H1494} is dumb,{H481} so he opened{H6605} not his mouth.{H6310}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
He was oppressed{H5065}{(H8738)}, and he was afflicted{H6031}{(H8737)}, yet he opened{H6605}{(H8799)} not his mouth{H6310}: he is brought{H2986}{(H8714)} as a lamb{H7716} to the slaughter{H2874}, and as a sheep{H7353} before{H6440} her shearers{H1494}{(H8802)} is dumb{H481}{(H8738)}, so he openeth{H6605}{(H8799)} not his mouth{H6310}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
He shal be payned & troubled, ad shal not ope his mouth. He shalbe led as a shepe to be slayne, yet shal he be as still as a lambe before the shearer, & not open his mouth.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Hee was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet did he not open his mouth: hee is brought as a sheepe to the slaughter, and as a sheepe before her shearer is dumme, so he openeth not his mouth.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
He suffered violence, and was euyll intreated, and dyd not open his mouth: He shalbe led as a sheepe to be slayne, yet shall he be as styll as a lambe before the shearer, and not open his mouth.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn't open his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is mute, so he didn't open his mouth.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
It hath been exacted, and he hath answered, And he openeth not his mouth, As a lamb to the slaughter he is brought, And as a sheep before its shearers is dumb, And he openeth not his mouth.
American Standard Version (1901)
He 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 before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
American Standard Version (1901)
He 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 before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Men were cruel to him, but he was gentle and quiet; as a lamb taken to its death, and as a sheep before those who take her wool makes no sound, so he said not a word.
World English Bible (2000)
He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn't open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is mute, so he didn't open his mouth.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He was treated harshly and afflicted, but he did not even open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block, like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not even open his mouth.
Referenced Verses
- Acts 8:32-33 : 32 The place in the Scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb silent before its shearer, so He did not open His mouth. 33 In His humiliation His justice was taken away, and who will declare His generation? For His life was taken from the earth.
- Matt 26:63 : 63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said to him, I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.
- Mark 14:61 : 61 But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
- 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously:
- John 19:9 : 9 And went again into the judgment hall, and said to Jesus, Where are you from? But Jesus gave him no answer.
- Mark 15:5 : 5 But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate was amazed.
- Luke 23:9 : 9 Then he questioned Him with many words; but He answered him nothing.
- Matt 27:12-14 : 12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then Pilate said unto him, Don't you hear how many things they testify against you? 14 And he answered him to never a word, so much that the governor marveled greatly.
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- Acts 8:32-332 verses83%
32 The place in the Scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb silent before its shearer, so He did not open His mouth.
33 In His humiliation His justice was taken away, and who will declare His generation? For His life was taken from the earth.
- Isa 53:8-125 verses79%
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? For he was cut off from the land of the living: for the transgression of my people he was stricken.
9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, nor was there any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he has put him to grief: when you make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
11 He shall see the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge, my righteous servant shall justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
- Isa 53:1-66 verses79%
1 Who has believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground: he has no form or beauty; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He is despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid, as it were, our faces from him; he was despised, and we did not esteem him.
4 Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we considered him stricken, struck by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement for 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 has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
- Isa 50:5-73 verses75%
5 The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, nor turned away back.
6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to those that plucked off the hair: I did not hide my face from shame and spitting.
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- Isa 42:1-33 verses73%
1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
2 He shall not cry out, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed he shall not break, and the smoking flax he shall not quench: he shall bring forth justice unto truth.
- Isa 52:13-153 verses73%
13 Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and praised, and be very high.
14 As many were astonished at you; his appearance was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for what had not been told them shall they see; and what they had not heard shall they consider.
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13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear, and I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.
14 Thus I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no responses.
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9 I was silent, and did not open my mouth, because you did it.
- 1 Pet 2:22-232 verses71%
22 Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth:
23 Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously:
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19 But I was like a gentle lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised plots against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.
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15 He delivers the poor in his affliction, and opens their ears in oppression.
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6 And one shall say to him, What are these wounds in your hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
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20 Seeing many things, but you do not observe; opening the ears, but he does not hear.
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30 He gives his cheek to the one who strikes him; he is filled with reproach.
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2 I was silent and still, I held my peace even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
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22 Yes, for Your sake we are killed all day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
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16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation to him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
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8 Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience through the things which He suffered;
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14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are woven together, and come upon my neck: he has made my strength to fall, the Lord has delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
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4 Thus says the LORD my God: Feed the flock of the slaughter.
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4 But with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.
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4 And he shall stand and shepherd in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth.
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23 But I will put it into the hand of those who afflict you; who have said to your soul, 'Bow down, that we may go over:' and you have laid your body like the ground, and like the street, for those who went over.'
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32 For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon:
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25 Therefore he has poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it set him on fire all around, yet he did not know; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
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2 And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he has hidden me, and made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he has hidden me;
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35 And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the leaders of the flock to escape.