KJV King James 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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 dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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 her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 53
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 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.
8 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.
9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither [was any] deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
נִגַּ֨שׂH5065 · na.ga.sto oppressוְה֣וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itנַעֲנֶה֮H6031 · a.nahbe occupiedוְלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotיִפְתַּח־H6605 · pa.tachto openפִּיו֒H6310 · pehlipכַּשֶּׂה֙H7716 · sehsheepלַטֶּ֣בַחH2874 · te.vachslaughterיוּבָ֔לH2986 · ya.valto conductוּכְרָחֵ֕לH7353 · ra.cheleweלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeגֹזְזֶ֖יהָH1494 · ga.zazto shearנֶאֱלָ֑מָהH481 · a.lambe dumbוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיִפְתַּ֖חH6605 · pa.tachto openפִּֽיו׃H6310 · pehlip
Cross-references
Acts 8:32-33The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:Matthew 26:63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.1 Peter 2:23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:Mark 14:61But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?Matthew 27:12-14And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.John 19:9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.Luke 23:9Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.Mark 15:5But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
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