Isaiah 53:3

Isaiah 53:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3He was despised and rejected by mankind,

a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.

Like one from whom people hide their faces

he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.

3He was despised and abandoned by men,

A man of 53:3 Lit painsgreat pain and familiar with sickness;

And like one from whom people hide their faces,

He was despised, and we had no regard for Him.

3He was despised and forsaken of men,

A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;

And like one from whom men hide their face

He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

3He was despised and rejected by men,

A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief;

And like One from whom men hide their faces

He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.

3He was despised and rejected by men,

a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief.

Like one from whom men hide their faces,

He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

3People looked down on him. They didn’t accept him.

He knew all about pain and suffering.

He was like someone people turn their faces away from.

We looked down on him. We didn’t have any respect for him.