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Isaiah 52:13–14

The Sin-Bearing Servant

13 Behold, qMy Servant shall 4deal prudently;

rHe shall be exalted and 5extolled and be very high.

14 Just as many were astonished at you,

So His svisage 6was marred more than any man,

And His form more than the sons of men;

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Isaiah 52:13–14 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 See, my servant will act wisely;

he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.

14 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—

Isaiah 52:13–14 — English Standard Version (ESV)

13 Behold, my servant shall act wisely;

he shall be high and lifted up,

and shall be exalted.

14 As many were astonished at you—

his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance,

and his form beyond that of the children of mankind—

Isaiah 52:13–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently,

He shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

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:

Isaiah 52:13–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 See, my servant will prosper;

he will be highly exalted.

14 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.

Isaiah 52:13–14 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 The Lord says, “See, my servant will act wisely.

People will greatly honor and respect him.

14 Many people were shocked when they saw him.

His appearance was so damaged he did not look like a man;

his form was so changed they could barely tell he was human.

Isaiah 52:13–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high. 14 Like as many were astonished at thee (his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men),

Isaiah 52:13–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently; he shall be exalted and be lifted up, and be very high. 14 As many were astonished at thee—his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the children of men

Isaiah 52:13–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 My servant will be successful. 

He will be respected, praised, and highly honored. 

14 Many will be shocked by him.

His appearance will be so disfigured 

that he won’t look like any other man. 

His looks will be so disfigured 

that he will hardly look like a human. 

Isaiah 52:13–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 See, My Servant will act wisely;

He will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted.

14 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—

Isaiah 52:13–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 See, my servant shall prosper;

he shall be exalted and lifted up,

and shall be very high.

14 Just as there were many who were astonished at him

—so marred was his appearance, beyond human semblance,

and his form beyond that of mortals—

Isaiah 52:13–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 Look, my servant shall achieve success;

he shall be exalted,

and he shall be lifted up,

and he shall be very high.

14 Just as many were appalled at you—

such was his appearance beyond human disfigurement,

and his form beyond the sons of mankind—

Isaiah 52:13–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 The Lord says, “My servant will act wisely and accomplish his task.

He will be highly honored. He will be greatly respected.

14 Many people were shocked when they saw him.

He was so scarred that he did not look like a man at all.

His body was so twisted that he did not look like a human being anymore.

Isaiah 52:13–14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 Behold, My servant will prosper,

He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted.

14 Just as many were astonished at you, My people,

So His appearance was marred more than any man

And His form more than the sons of men.


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