Isaiah 53:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 53:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּ֨עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
כַּיּוֹנֵ֜ק
yôwnêq
H3126
sapling
לְפָנָ֗יו
pânîym
H6440
face
וְכַשֹּׁ֨רֶשׁ֙
sheresh
H8328
root
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
צִיָּ֔ה
tsîyâh
H6723
drought
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֹ֥אַר
tôʼar
H8389
form
ל֖וֹ
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָדָ֑ר
hâdâr
H1926
majesty
וְנִרְאֵ֥הוּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
מַרְאֶ֖ה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
וְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ
châmad
H2530
to desire
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World English Bible Public Domain
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he has no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he grew up like a shoot to his face, and like a root from ground of dryness. No form to him, and no splendor, that we might see him, and no appearance, that we should desire him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).