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His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human, and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/52.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As many were astonished at you— his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the children of mankind—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/52.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/52.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/52.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Just as many were astonished at you, So His visage was marred more than any man, And His form more than the sons of men;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/52.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just as many were appalled at you, <i>My people,</i> So His appearance was marred beyond <i>that of a</i> man, And His form beyond the sons of mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/52.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/52.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Just as many were astonished at you, <i>My people,</i> So His appearance was marred more than any man, And His form more than the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/52.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Just as many were appalled at you, <i>My people</i>, So His appearance was marred more than any man And His form more than the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/52.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Just as many were astonished <i>and</i> appalled at you, <i>My people,</i> So His appearance was marred more than any man And His form [marred] more than the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/52.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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 —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/52.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/52.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/52.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Many were horrified at what happened to him. But everyone who saw him was even more horrified because he suffered until he no longer looked human. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/52.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Like as many were astonied at thee, (his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men,)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/52.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Many will be shocked by him. His appearance will be so disfigured that he won't look like any other man. His looks will be so disfigured that he will hardly look like a human. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/52.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Many people were shocked when they saw him; he was so disfigured that he hardly looked human. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/52.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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 —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/52.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just as many were appalled at Him?His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/52.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />(just as many were horrified by the sight of you) he was so disfigured he no longer looked like a man; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/52.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Just as many were astonished at you (his appearance was marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/52.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As many were astonished at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/52.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Just as many were astonished at you— his appearance was marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men— <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/52.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As many have been astonished at You "" (His appearance so marred by man, "" And His form by sons of men),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/52.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As astonished at thee have been many, (So marred by man his appearance, And his form by sons of men.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/52.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As many were astonished at thee, his appearance being so spoiled from man, and his form from the sons of men.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/52.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As many have been astonished at thee, so shall his visage be inglorious among men, and his form among the sons of men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/52.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Just as they were stupefied over you, so will his countenance be without glory among men, and his appearance, among the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/52.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Even as many were amazed at him— so marred were his features, beyond that of mortals his appearance, beyond that of human beings— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/52.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Just as there were many who were astonished at him —so marred was his appearance, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of mortals—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/52.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Many were amazed at him; for his appearance was marred more than that of any man, and his form more than that of the sons of men;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/52.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Such that many shall be stupefied concerning him; thus his appearance was marred beyond that of a man, and his front side beyond that of the sons of men<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/52.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />According as many were appalled at thee-- So marred was his visage unlike that of a man, And his form unlike that of the sons of men--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/52.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As many shall be amazed at thee, so shall thy face be without glory from men, and thy glory <i>shall not be honoured</i> by the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/52-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=11855" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/52.htm">The Servant Exalted</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13</span>Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">Just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">many</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên- (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: šā·mə·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">were appalled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">at Him—</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: mar·’ê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">His appearance</a> <a href="/hebrew/4893.htm" title="4893: miš·ḥaṯ (N-msc) -- Corruption (ceremonial). Or moshchath; from shachath; disfigurement.">was disfigured</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: mê·’îš (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">beyond that of any man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8389.htm" title="8389: wə·ṯō·’ă·rōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Outline, form. From ta'ar; outline, i.e. Figure or appearance.">and His form</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: mib·bə·nê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">was marred beyond human likeness</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">—</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Isaiah 53:2-3</a></span><br />He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. / He 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-6.htm">Psalm 22:6-7</a></span><br />But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. / All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7-8</a></span><br />but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-30.htm">Matthew 27:30-31</a></span><br />Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly. / After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-19.htm">Mark 15:19-20</a></span><br />They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him. / After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-1.htm">John 19:1-3</a></span><br />Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. / The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe. / And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23-24</a></span><br />When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. / He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-11.htm">Luke 23:11</a></span><br />And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-67.htm">Matthew 26:67-68</a></span><br />Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him / and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-65.htm">Mark 14:65</a></span><br />Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-22.htm">John 18:22</a></span><br />When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a></span><br />I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30</a></span><br />Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-6.htm">Zechariah 13:6-7</a></span><br />If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’ / Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-42.htm">1 Samuel 17:42</a></span><br />When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As many were astonished at you; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:</p><p class="hdg">many</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-7.htm">Psalm 71:7</a></b></br> I am as a wonder unto many; but thou <i>art</i> my strong refuge.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Matthew 7:28</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-22.htm">Matthew 22:22,23</a></b></br> When they had heard <i>these words</i>, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way… </p><p class="hdg">his visage</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a></b></br> I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Isaiah 53:2-5</a></b></br> 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, <i>there is</i> no beauty that we should desire him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-6.htm">Psalm 22:6,7,15,17</a></b></br> But I <i>am</i> a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/143-4.htm">Appalled</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/job/18-20.htm">Astonied</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-23.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-25.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-9.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/job/30-18.htm">Disfigured</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-23.htm">Face</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Form</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-19.htm">Human</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-8.htm">Marred</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/psalms/73-20.htm">Semblance</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-23.htm">Surprised</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Unlike</a> <a href="/john/11-44.htm">Visage</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Appalled</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-9.htm">Astonied</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-18.htm">Disfigured</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Face</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Form</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-5.htm">Human</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-4.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Marred</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-4.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-21.htm">Semblance</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Surprised</a> <a href="/john/6-58.htm">Unlike</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">Visage</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 52</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Christ persuades the church to believe his free redemption</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-7.htm">To receive the ministers thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-9.htm">To joy in the power thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">And to free themselves from bondage</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/52-13.htm">Christ's kingdom shall be exalted</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The word "appalled" suggests a strong emotional response of shock or horror. This reaction is consistent with the New Testament accounts of Jesus' crucifixion, where many were astonished at the suffering He endured (<a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39-44</a>). The prophecy here foreshadows the rejection and misunderstanding of the Messiah's mission, as seen in <a href="/john/1-10.htm">John 1:10-11</a>, where He came to His own, but His own did not receive Him.<p><b>His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man,</b><br>This phrase highlights the extent of the physical suffering and abuse that the Servant would endure. The disfigurement suggests severe physical trauma, which aligns with the accounts of Jesus' scourging and crucifixion (<a href="/mark/15-15.htm">Mark 15:15-20</a>). The Roman practice of scourging was brutal, often leaving the victim severely wounded and disfigured. This prophecy underscores the depth of Christ's suffering for humanity's sins, as further elaborated in <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>, where it states, "He was pierced for our transgressions."<p><b>and His form was marred beyond human likeness—</b><br>The description of being "marred beyond human likeness" emphasizes the extreme nature of the Servant's suffering, to the point where He was scarcely recognizable. This can be seen as a fulfillment of the suffering servant motif, where the Messiah would bear the sins and iniquities of many (<a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-6</a>). Theologically, this points to the substitutionary atonement of Christ, who took on the punishment deserved by humanity. The marred form also serves as a type of Christ's humility and willingness to endure such suffering, as described in <a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7-8</a>, where He "made Himself nothing" and "humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servant.htm">The Servant</a></b><br>This passage is part of the "Servant Songs" in Isaiah, which Christians traditionally interpret as referring to Jesus Christ. The Servant is depicted as suffering and disfigured, pointing to the crucifixion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who authored the book, delivering messages from God to the people of Israel, often with a focus on future redemption and the coming Messiah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Isaiah prophesied, often experiencing judgment and hope for future restoration.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crucifixion.htm">The Crucifixion</a></b><br>The event in the New Testament where Jesus Christ was crucified, fulfilling the prophecy of the suffering Servant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Those who are appalled at the Servant's appearance, representing the broader world witnessing the suffering and eventual exaltation of the Messiah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>The prophecy highlights the physical and emotional suffering of the Servant, reminding believers that suffering is a part of the Christian journey and can have a redemptive purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>Isaiah's detailed description of the Servant's suffering is fulfilled in the New Testament, affirming the reliability and divine inspiration of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_redemption.htm">The Cost of Redemption</a></b><br>The disfigurement and marred appearance of the Servant underscore the immense cost of human redemption, prompting gratitude and reverence for Christ's sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_humility.htm">The Power of Humility</a></b><br>The Servant's willingness to endure such suffering exemplifies true humility and obedience, serving as a model for believers to follow in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_nations.htm">Witness to the Nations</a></b><br>The reaction of the nations to the Servant's suffering points to the global impact of Christ's work, encouraging believers to share the gospel with all people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_52.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 52</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'by_his_stripes_we_are_healed'.htm">What does "By His stripes we are healed" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_'sprinkling_nations'_literal.htm">How does Isaiah 52:13-15's depiction of a servant 'sprinkling many nations' fit scientifically or historically, especially when taken literally?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_52_10_claim_global_witness.htm">Why does Isaiah 52:10 claim 'all the nations' witnessed the Lord's deliverance, when historical records don't mention such a global event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_7_14_predict_jesus's_birth.htm">Matthew 1:22-23 - Does Isaiah 7:14 really foretell Jesus's birth, or was that prophecy intended for a different context?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/52.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">As many were astonied . . .</span>--The words point to the correspondence of the supreme exaltation following on the supreme humiliation.<p><span class= "bld">His visage was so marred . . .</span>--The words conflict strangely with the type of pure and holy beauty with which Christian art has made us familiar as its ideal of the Son of Man. It has to be noted, however, that the earlier forms of that art, prior to the time of Constantine, and, in some cases, later, represented the Christ as worn, emaciated, with hardly any touch of earthly comeliness, and that it is at least possible that the beauty may have been of expression rather than of feature or complexion, and that men have said of Him, as of St. Paul, that his "bodily presence was weak" (<a href="/2_corinthians/10-10.htm" title="For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.">2Corinthians 10:10</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/52.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As many were astonied at thee.</span> The world was "astonied" to see, in One come to deliver it, no outward show of grandeur or magnificence, no special beauty or "comeliness" (<a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Isaiah 53:2</a>), but a Presence unattractive to the mass of men at all times, and in the end so cruelly marred and disfigured as to retain scarcely any resemblance to the ordinary form and face of man. The prophet, as Delitzsch says, sits at the foot of the cross on Calvary, and sees the Redeemer as he hung upon the accursed tree, after he had been buffeted, and crowned with thorns, and smitten, and scourged, and crucified, when his face was covered with bruises and with gore, and his frame and features distorted with agony. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/52-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">just as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were appalled</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמְמ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mə·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stun, devastate, stupefy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at You—</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His appearance</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְאֵ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mar·’ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sight, appearance, vision</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was disfigured</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁחַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(miš·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4893.htm">Strong's 4893: </a> </span><span class="str2">Corruption (ceremonial)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beyond that of any man,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and His form</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתֹאֲר֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯō·’ă·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8389.htm">Strong's 8389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Outline, figure, appearance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was marred] beyond human likeness—</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/52-14.htm">Isaiah 52:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/52-14.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 52:14 Like as many were astonished at you (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/52-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 52:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 52:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/52-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 52:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 52:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>