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Isaiah 53:2

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2Fora he wentb up like a shoot before him,

and like a root from dry ground.

He had no form and no majesty thatc we should see him,

and no appearance thatd we should take pleasure in him.

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Footnotes

  1. aOr “And”
  2. bOr “grew”
  3. cOr “and”
  4. dOr “and”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For he grew up before him like a young plant,

and like a root out of dry ground;

he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,

and no beauty that we should desire him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He grew up before him like a tender shoot,

and like a root out of dry ground.

He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,

nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He grew up before him like a young plant

and like a root out of dry ground.

He didn’t have an impressive form

or majesty that we should look at him,

no appearance that we should desire him.

NLTNew Living Translation

My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot,

like a root in dry ground.

There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,

nothing to attract us to him.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.