root נגשׂ and it means “to be treated harshly.” “He was treated harshly …” or “He was oppressed …” “… and he was afflicted …” Notice the וְ conjunction, followed by the personal pronoun הוּא, emphatic again. נַעֲנֶה is from ענה, “to be afflicted”, a Niphal participle, masculine singular. “He was oppressed and he was afflicted …” looking at the beatings, the harsh treatment that our Lord Jesus received in His trial surrounding the events of the cross. וְלֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּיו “… but he did not open his