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Isaiah 52:14a

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52:14(just as many were horrified by the sight of you)22

he was so disfigured23 he no longer looked like a man;24

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  1. 22 Some witnesses read “him,” which is more consistent with the context, where the servant is spoken about, not addressed. However, it is possible that the Lord briefly addresses the servant here. The present translation assumes the latter view and places the phrase in parentheses.
  2. 23 Heb “such was the disfigurement.” The noun מִשְׁחַת (mishkhat) occurs only here. It may be derived from the verbal root שָׁחַת (shakhat, “be ruined”; see 1007–8 שָׁחַת). The construct form appears here before a prepositional phrase (cf. §130.a).
  3. 24 Heb “from a man his appearance.” The preposition מִן (min) here carries the sense “away from,” i.e., “so as not to be.” See 583

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

As many were astonished at you—

his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance,

and his form beyond that of the children of mankind—

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Just as there were many who were appalled at him—

his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being

and his form marred beyond human likeness—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Just as many were appalled at you—

his appearance was so disfigured

that he did not look like a man,

and his form did not resemble a human being—

NLTNew Living Translation

But many were amazed when they saw him.

His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human,

and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Just as many were appalled at you—

such was his appearance beyond human disfigurement,

and his form beyond the sons of mankind—

KJV 1900King James Version

As many were astonied at thee;

His visage was so marred more than any man,

And his form more than the sons of men: