Isaiah 53:7

Easy To Read Version

He was hurt and punished. But he never protested. He said nothing—like a sheep being taken to be killed. He was like a lamb that makes no sound when someone cuts off its wool. He never opened his mouth \{to defend himself\}.

Cross References

Psalm 38:14

I am like a person that cannot hear\par what people are saying about him.\par I cannot argue and prove\par that my enemies are wrong.\par

Psalm 38:15

So, Lord, you must defend me.\par God my Master, you must speak for me.\par

Psalm 44:22

God, all day long we died for you!\par We were like sheep being led away\par to be killed.\par

Isaiah 50:6

I will let those people beat me. I will let them pull the hair from my beard. I will not hide my face when they say bad things to me and spit at me.

Isaiah 53:6

But \{even after he did this,\} all of us wandered away like sheep. We all went our own way. \{We did this after\} the Lord \{freed us from our guilt and\} put all our guilt on him.

Jeremiah 11:19

Before the Lord showed me that the people were against me, I was like a gentle lamb waiting to be butchered. I did not understand that they were against me. They were saying these things about me: “Let us destroy the tree and its fruit! Let us kill him! Then people will forget him.”

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus said nothing.

Mark 14:61

But Jesus said nothing. He did not answer.

Mark 15:5

But Jesus still did not answer. Pilate was very surprised at this.

Luke 23:9

Herod asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus said nothing.

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look, the Lamb of God. {\cf2\super [21]} He takes away the sins of the world!

John 19:9

Pilate went back inside the palace. He asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not answer him.

1 Peter 2:23

People said bad things to Christ, but he did not say bad things to them. Christ suffered, but he did not threaten (speak against) the people. No! Christ let God take care of him. God is the One who judges rightly.

Revelation 5:6

Then I saw a Lamb standing in the center of the throne with the four living things around it. The elders {\cf2\super [41]} were also around the Lamb. The Lamb looked like it had been killed. It had seven horns and seven eyes. These are the seven spirits of God that were sent into all the world.