Allwho seeme sneerat me; They separatewith the lip,they wagthe head,[saying],
"I ama joketo my friends,The one who calledon Godand He answeredhim; The just[and] blameless[man] is a joke.
"They have gapedat me with their mouth,They have slappedme on the cheekwith contempt;They have massedthemselves againstme.
"I toocould speaklike you, IfI were in your place.I could composewordsagainstyou And shakemy headat you.
I also have becomea reproachto them; When they seeme, they wagtheir head.
Let the lyinglipsbe mute,Which speakarrogantlyagainstthe righteousWith prideand contempt.
You makeus a bywordamong the nations,A laughingstockamong the peoples.
Thussaysthe LORD,the Redeemerof Israel[and] its HolyOne,To the despisedOne, To the One abhorredby the nation,To the Servantof rulers,"Kingswill seeand arise,Princeswill also bowdown,Becauseof the LORDwhois faithful,the HolyOneof Israelwho has chosenYou."
He was despisedand forsakenof men,A manof sorrowsand acquaintedwith grief;And like one from whom men hidetheir faceHe was despised,and we did not esteemHim.
"Againstwhomdo you jest?Againstwhomdo you openwideyour mouthAnd stickout your tongue?Are you not childrenof rebellion,Offspringof deceit,
And after twistingtogether a crownof thorns,they putit on His head,and a reedin His right hand;and they knelt downbeforeHim and mockedHim, saying,"Hail,Kingof the Jews!"
He said,"Leave;for the girlhas not died,but is asleep."And they [began] laughingat Him.
Afterthey had mockedHim, they tookthe purple robeoffHim and putHis [own] garmentson Him. And they ledHim out to crucifyHim.
Thosepassingby were hurling abuseat Him, waggingtheir heads,and saying,"Ha!You who [are] [going to] destroythe templeand rebuildit in threedays,
Nowthe Pharisees,who were lovers of money,were listeningto allthese thingsand were scoffingat Him.
And Herodwith his soldiers,after treating Him with contemptand mockingHim, dressedHim in a gorgeousrobeand sent Him backto Pilate.
