King James Version

Isaiah 53:8

He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

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מֵעֹ֤צֶרmeotserfrom oppressionעֹצֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from oppression”, the ordinary formH6115closure; also constraint[idiom] barren, oppression, [idiom] prison.וּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙umimishpatand from lawמִשְׁפָּטconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and from law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…לֻקָּ֔חluqachtakeלָקַחverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “take”, a completed actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).דּוֹר֖וֹdorvoageדּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “age”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.מִ֣יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַyesochechacommuneשִׂיחַverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “commune”, an unfinished actionH7878to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) uttercommune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…נִגְזַר֙nigzarcut downגָּזַרverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cut down”, a completed actionH1504to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decidecut down (off), decree, divide, snatch.מֵאֶ֣רֶץmeeretsfrom earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “from earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.חַיִּ֔יםchayimlifeחַיadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.מִפֶּ֥שַׁעmipeshafrom rebellionפֶּשַׁעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from rebellion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6588a revolt (national, moral or religious)rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.עַמִּ֖יamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.נֶ֥גַעnegaplagueנֶגַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “plague”, the ordinary formH5061a blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous person or dress)plague, sore, stricken, stripe, stroke, wound.לָֽמוֹlamvotoלָֽמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

By oppression and judgment he was taken away, and with his generation who did reason? for he was cut off out of the land of the living, for the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due.

Translation Note

The King James reads “taken from prison and from judgment” and “for the transgression of my people was he stricken.” The 1917 Jewish Publication Society reads “By oppression and judgment he was taken away” and “for the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due.” Brenton reads “In his humiliation his judgment was taken away” and “because of the iniquities of my people he was led to death.”

The Jewish Publication Society puts the stroke on the people: “to whom the stroke was due.” The King James puts it on the servant: “was he stricken.” Brenton says his life is taken from the earth and he was led to death. Christians read the servant’s death as the death of Jesus for his people’s sins. Jesus is God the Son.

King James Version. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

Jewish Publication Society (1917). “By oppression and judgment he was taken away, and with his generation who did reason? for he was cut off out of the land of the living, for the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due.”

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English. “In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken away from the earth: because of the iniquities of my people he was led to death.”

Septuagint, Brenton’s Greek (1851). Ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει ἡ κρίσις αὐτοῦ ᾔρθη· ὅτι αἴρεται ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνομιῶν τοῦ λαοῦ μου ἤχθη εἰς θάνατον.

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American Standard Version (1901)

By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who among them considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due ?

Young’s Literal Translation

By restraint and by judgment he hath been taken, And of his generation who doth meditate, That he hath been cut off from the land of the living? By the transgression of My people he is plagued,

World English Bible

He was taken away by oppression and judgment. As for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living and stricken for the disobedience of my people?

Darby Translation

He was taken from oppression and from judgment; and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

Douay-Rheims

He was taken away from distress, and from judgment: who shall declare his generation? because he is cut off out of the land of the living: for the wickedness of my people have I struck him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

By oppression and judgment he was taken away, and with his generation who did reason? for he was cut off out of the land of the living, for the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken away from the earth: because of the iniquities of my people he was led to death.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει ἡ κρίσις αὐτοῦ ᾔρθη, τὴν γενεὰν αὐτοῦ τίς διηγήσεται; ὅτι αἴρεται ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνομιῶν τοῦ λαοῦ μου ἤχθη εἰς θάνατον.

Quoted in

Acts 8:32 Acts 8:32 · King James VersionThe place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:Acts 8:32 · King James VersionOpen the Source
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

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Acts 8:33 Acts 8:33 · King James VersionIn his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.Acts 8:33 · King James VersionOpen the Source
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

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