Isaiah 53:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Isaiah 53:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 53:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 53:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no good looks or majesty. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.”

Isaiah 53:2 — World English Bible

Isaiah 53:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For he grew 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 see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. ”

Isaiah 53:2 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 53:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Yea, he cometh up as a tender plant before Him, And as a root out of a dry land, He hath no form, nor honour, when we observe him, Nor appearance, when we desire him.”

Isaiah 53:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 53:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For he shall grow up before him as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry ground: he hath no form nor lordliness, and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. ”

Isaiah 53:2 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 53:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But hee shall growe vp before him as a branche, and as a roote out of a dry grounde: he hath neither forme nor beautie: when we shall see him, there shall be no forme that wee should desire him.”

Isaiah 53:2 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 53:2 in Context — Isaiah 53

1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

2 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.

3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

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What Does Isaiah 53:2 Mean?

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