Isaiah 53:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 53:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 53:2 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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; an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 53:2 — KJV
“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.”
— Isaiah 53:2 (KJV)
Isaiah 53:2 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 53:2
“But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? is able: Heb. hath retained, or, obtained strength”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 53:2: before, hath, see
“And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 53:2: plant, root, see
“He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 53:2: hath, nor, see
“Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 53:2: before, nor, see
“And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 53:2: before, plant, ground
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