Isaiah 52:13-15

Contemporary English Version

The Suffering Servant

¹³The Lord says:
    My servant will succeed!
He will be given great praise
    and the highest honors.
¹⁴Many were horrified
    at what happened to him.^[a]
But everyone who saw him
    was even more horrified
because he suffered until
    he no longer looked human.^[b]
¹⁵^(A) My servant will make
nations worthy to worship me;^[c]
    kings will be silent
    as they bow in wonder.^[d]
They will see and think about
things they have never seen
    or thought about before.

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Footnotes

52.14 him: One ancient translation; Hebrew “you.”
52.14 human: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 14.
52.15 My … me: Hebrew; one ancient translation “The nations will be amazed at him.”
52.15 kings … wonder: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.