Isaiah 52:14 Just as there were many who were appalled at him -- his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness--

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Just as there were many who were appalled at him -- his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness--

English Standard Version
As many were astonished at you— his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the children of mankind—

New American Standard Bible
Just as many were astonished at you, My people, So His appearance was marred more than any man And His form more than the sons of men.

King James Bible
As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Just as many were appalled at You-- His appearance was so disfigured that He did not look like a man, and His form did not resemble a human being--

International Standard Version
Just as many were astonished at you — so was he marred in his appearance, more than any human, and his form beyond that of human semblance —

American Standard Version
Like as many were astonished at thee (his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men),

Douay-Rheims Bible
As many have been astonished at thee, so shall his visage be inglorious among men, and his form among the sons of men.

Darby Bible Translation
As many were astonished at thee his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the children of men

Young's Literal Translation
As astonished at thee have been many, (So marred by man his appearance, And his form by sons of men.)

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

52:13-15 Here begins that wonderful, minute, and faithful description of the office, character, and glory of the Messiah, which has struck conviction to many of the most hardened unbelievers. Christ is Wisdom itself; in the work of our redemption there appeared the wisdom of God in a mystery. Those that saw him, said, Surely never man looked so miserable: never was sorrow like unto his sorrow. But God highly exalted him. That shall be discovered by the gospel of Christ, which could never be told in any other way. And Christ having once shed his blood for sinners, its power still continues. May all opposers see the wisdom of ceasing from their opposition, and be made partakers of the blood of sprinkling, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost; obeying him, and praising his salvation.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

14, 15. Summary of Messiah's history, which is set forth more in detail in the fifty-third chapter. "Just as many were astonished (accompanied with aversion, Jer 18:16; 19:8), &c.; his visage, &c.; so shall He sprinkle," &c.; Israel in this answers to its antitype Messiah, now "an astonishment and byword" (De 28:37), hereafter about to be a blessing and means of salvation to many nations (Isa 2:2, 3; Mic 5:7).

thee; his—Such changes of persons are common in Hebrew poetry.

marred—Hebrew, "disfigurement"; abstract for concrete; not only disfigured, but disfigurement itself.

more than man—Castalio translates, "so that it was no longer that of a man" (compare Ps 22:6). The more perfect we may suppose the "body prepared" (Heb 10:5) for Him by God, the sadder by contrast was the "marring" of His visage and form.