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1. Who really believed what we heard? Who saw in it the Lord's great power?
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1. Who H4310 hath believed H539 our report H8052 ? and to H5921 whom H4310 is the arm H2220 of the LORD H3068 revealed H1540 ?
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2. He was always close to the Lord. He grew up like a young plant, like a root growing in dry ground. There was nothing special or impressive about the way he looked, nothing we could see that would cause us to like him.
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2. For he shall grow up H5927 before H6440 him as a tender plant H3126 , and as a root H8328 out of a dry H6723 ground H4480 H776 : he hath no H3808 form H8389 nor H3808 comeliness H1926 ; and when we shall see H7200 him, there is no H3808 beauty H4758 that we should desire H2530 him.
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3. People made fun of him, and even his friends left him. He was a man who suffered a lot of pain and sickness. We treated him like someone of no importance, like someone people will not even look at but turn away from in disgust.
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3. He is despised H959 and rejected H2310 of men H376 ; a man H376 of sorrows H4341 , and acquainted H3045 with grief H2483 : and we hid H4564 as it were our faces H6440 from H4480 him ; he was despised H959 , and we esteemed H2803 him not H3808 .
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4. The fact is, it was our suffering he took on himself; he bore our pain. But we thought that God was punishing him, that God was beating him for something he did.
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4. Surely H403 he H1931 hath borne H5375 our griefs H2483 , and carried H5445 our sorrows H4341 : yet we H587 did esteem H2803 him stricken H5060 , smitten H5221 of God H430 , and afflicted H6031 .
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5. But he was being punished for what we did. He was crushed because of our guilt. He took the punishment we deserved, and this brought us peace. We were healed because of his pain.
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5. But he H1931 was wounded H2490 for our transgressions H4480 H6588 , he was bruised H1792 for our iniquities H4480 H5771 : the chastisement H4148 of our peace H7965 was upon H5921 him ; and with his stripes H2250 we are healed H7495 .
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6. We had all wandered away like sheep. We had gone our own way. And yet the Lord put all our guilt on him.
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6. All H3605 we like sheep H6629 have gone astray H8582 ; we have turned H6437 every one H376 to his own way H1870 ; and the LORD H3068 hath laid H6293 on him H853 the iniquity H5771 of us all H3605 .
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7. He was treated badly, but he never protested. He said nothing, like a lamb being led away to be killed. He was like a sheep that makes no sound as its wool is being cut off. He never opened his mouth to defend himself.
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7. He was oppressed H5065 , and he H1931 was afflicted H6031 , yet he opened H6605 not H3808 his mouth H6310 : he is brought H2986 as a lamb H7716 to the slaughter H2874 , and as a sheep H7353 before H6440 her shearers H1494 is dumb H481 , so he openeth H6605 not H3808 his mouth H6310 .
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8. He was taken away by force and judged unfairly. The people of his time did not even notice that he was killed. But he was put to death for the sins of his people.
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8. He was taken H3947 from prison H4480 H6115 and from judgment H4480 H4941 : and who H4310 shall declare H7878 his generation H1755 ? for H3588 he was cut off H1504 out of the land H4480 H776 of the living H2416 : for the transgression H4480 H6588 of my people H5971 was he stricken H5061 .
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9. He had done no wrong to anyone. He had never even told a lie. But he was buried among the wicked. His tomb was with the rich.
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9. And he made H5414 his grave H6913 with H854 the wicked H7563 , and with H854 the rich H6223 in his death H4194 ; because H5921 he had done H6213 no H3808 violence H2555 , neither H3808 was any deceit H4820 in his mouth H6310 .
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10. But the Lord was pleased with this humble servant who suffered such pain. Even after giving himself as an offering for sin, he will see his descendants and enjoy a long life. He will succeed in doing what the Lord wanted.
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10. Yet it pleased H2654 the LORD H3068 to bruise H1792 him ; he hath put him to grief H2470 : when H518 thou shalt make H7760 his soul H5315 an offering for sin H817 , he shall see H7200 his seed H2233 , he shall prolong H748 his days H3117 , and the pleasure H2656 of the LORD H3068 shall prosper H6743 in his hand H3027 .
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11. After his suffering he will see the light, and he will be satisfied with what he experienced. The Lord says, "My servant, who always does what is right, will make his people right with me; he will take away their sins.
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11. He shall see H7200 of the travail H4480 H5999 of his soul H5315 , and shall be satisfied H7646 : by his knowledge H1847 shall my righteous H6662 servant H5650 justify H6663 many H7227 ; for he H1931 shall bear H5445 their iniquities H5771 .
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12. For this reason I will treat him as one of my great people. I will give him the rewards of one who wins in battle, and he will share them with his powerful ones. I will do this because he gave his life for the people. He was considered a criminal, but the truth is, he carried away the sins of many. Now he will stand before me and speak for those who have sinned."
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12. Therefore H3651 will I divide H2505 him a portion with the great H7227 , and he shall divide H2505 the spoil H7998 with H854 the strong H6099 ; because H8478 H834 he hath poured out H6168 his soul H5315 unto death H4194 : and he H1931 was numbered H4487 with H854 the transgressors H6586 ; and he bore H5375 the sin H2399 of many H7227 , and made intercession H6293 for the transgressors H6586 .
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