Isaiah 53:2 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Isaiah 53:2 - For he grew up before him like a young plant,
and like a root out of dry ground;
he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
and no beauty that we should desire him.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in 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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness;
And when we see Him,
There is no beauty that we should desire Him.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

My servant grew up in the LORD’s presence like a tender green shoot,
like a root in dry ground.
There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,
nothing to attract us to him.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

For he grew up before him like a young plant,
and like a root out of dry ground;
he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
and no beauty that we should desire him.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

He grew up before him like a young plant

and like a root out of dry ground.

He didn’t have an impressive form

or majesty that we should look at him,

no appearance that we should desire him.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

For He grew^H5927 up^H5927 before^H6440 Him like a tender^H3126 [fn]shoot^H3126,

And like a root^H8328 out of dry^H6723 ground^H776;

He has no^H3808 stately form^H8389 or majesty^H1926

That we would look^H7200 at Him,

Nor^H3808 an appearance^H4758 that we would take^H2530 pleasure^H2530 in Him.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

For He grew up before Him like a tender [fn]shoot,
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should [fn]be attracted to Him.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

For He grew^H5927 up^H5927 before^H6440 Him like a tender^H3126 [fn]shoot^H3126,

And like a root^H8328 out of parched^H6723 ground^H776;

He has no^H3808 stately form^H8389 or majesty^H1926

That we should look^H7200 upon Him,

Nor^H3808 appearance^H4758 that we should desire^H2530 Him.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

For He [the Servant of God] grew up before Him like a tender shoot (plant),

And like a root out of dry ground;

He has no stately form or majestic splendor

That we would look at Him,

Nor [handsome] appearance that we would [fn]be attracted to Him.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, no special appearance that we should want to follow him.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or comeliness that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

For he grew 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 see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

Yea, he cometh up as a tender plant before Him, And as a root out of a dry land, He hath no form, nor honour, when we observe him, Nor appearance, when we desire him.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

For he shall grow up before him as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry ground: he hath no form nor lordliness, and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he has no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

et ascendet sicut virgultum coram eo et sicut radix de terra sitienti non est species ei neque decor et vidimus eum et non erat aspectus et desideravimus eum

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

نَمَا كَبُرْعُمٍ أَمَامَهُ، وَكَجِذْرٍ فِي أَرْضٍ يَابِسَةٍ، لَا صُورَةَ لَهُ وَلا جَمَالَ يَسْتَرْعِيَانِ نَظَرَنَا، وَلا مَنْظَرَ فَنَشْتَهِيَهُ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיַּ֨עַל כַּיּוֹנֵ֜ק לְפָנָ֗יו וְכַשֹּׁ֨רֶשׁ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֔ה לֹא־תֹ֥אַר ל֖וֹ וְלֹ֣א הָדָ֑ר וְנִרְאֵ֥הוּ וְלֹֽא־מַרְאֶ֖ה וְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ἀνηγγείλαμεν ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ὡς παιδίον ὡς ῥίζα ἐν γῇ διψώσῃ οὐκ ἔστιν εἶδος αὐτῷ οὐδὲ δόξα καὶ εἴδομεν αὐτόν καὶ οὐκ εἶχεν εἶδος οὐδὲ κάλλος

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

نَبَتَ قُدَّامَهُ كَفَرْخٍ وَكَعِرْق مِنْ أَرْضٍ يَابِسَةٍ، لاَ صُورَةَ لَهُ وَلاَ جَمَالَ فَنَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ، وَلاَ مَنْظَرَ فَنَشْتَهِيَهُ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

We brought a report as of a child before him; he is as a root in a thirsty land: he has no form nor comeliness; and we saw him, but he had no form nor beauty.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y subirá cual renuevo delante de él, y como raíz de tierra seca: no hay parecer en él, ni hermosura: verlo hemos, mas sin atractivo para que le deseemos.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Subirá cual renuevo delante de él, y como raíz de tierra seca; no hay parecer en él, ni hermosura; le veremos, mas sin atractivo para que le deseemos.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

For his growth was like that of a delicate plant before him, and like a root out of a dry place: he had no grace of form, to give us pleasure;

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

他在耶和華面前生長如嫩芽、像根出於乾地．他無佳形美容、我們看見他的時候、也無美貌使我們羨慕他。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Subió como un retoño delante de él, y como una raíz de tierra seca. No hay parecer en él, ni hermosura; lo vimos, pero no tenía atractivo como para que lo deseáramos.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

그는 주 앞에서 자라나기를 연한 순 같고 마른 땅에서 나온 줄기 같아서 고운 모양도 없고 풍채도 없은즉 우리의 보기에 흠모할만한 아름다운 것이 없도다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Il s'est élevé devant lui comme une faible plante, Comme un rejeton qui sort d'une terre desséchée; Il n'avait ni beauté, ni éclat pour attirer nos regards, Et son aspect n'avait rien pour nous plaire.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Denn er schoß auf vor ihm wie ein Reis und wie eine Wurzel aus dürrem Erdreich. Er hatte keine Gestalt noch Schöne; wir sahen ihn, aber da war keine Gestalt, die uns gefallen hätte.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Ибо Он взошел пред Ним, как отпрыск и как росток из сухой земли; нет в Нем ни вида, ни величия; и мы видели Его, и не было в Нем вида, который привлекал бы нас к Нему.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Con todo eso subirá, como renuevo, delante de él; y como raíz de tierra seca. No hay parecer en él, ni hermosura. Le veremos, mas sin atractivo para que le deseemos.

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