He was despised[1] and rejected[2] by men,
a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.[3]
Like one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed[4] him not.
Surely he took up our infirmities [5]
and carried our sorrows,[6]
yet we considered him stricken[7] by God,
smitten[8] by him, and afflicted.[9]
But he was pierced[10] for our transgressions,
he was crushed[11] for our iniquities[12];
the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
and by his wounds[13] we are healed.
Isaiah 53:3-5
[1] despised :
tr.v. de·spised, de·spis·ing, de·spis·es
1. To regard with contempt or scorn: despised all cowards and flatterers.
2. To dislike intensely; loathe: despised the frigid weather in January.
3. To regard as unworthy of one's interest or concern: despised any thought of their own safety.
[2] rejected :
tr.v. re·ject·ed, re·ject·ing, re·jects
1. To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of.
2. To refuse to consider or grant; deny.
3. To refuse to recognize or give affection to (a person).
4. To discard as defective or useless; throw away. See Synonyms at refuse1.
5. To spit out or vomit.
Medicine To resist immunologically the introduction of (a transplanted organ or tissue); fail to accept as part of one's own body.
[3] Suffering :
v. suf·fered, suf·fer·ing, suf·fers
v.intr.
1. To feel pain or distress; sustain loss, injury, harm, or punishment.
2. To tolerate or endure evil, injury, pain, or death. See Synonyms at bear1.
3. To appear at a disadvantage: "He suffers by comparison with his greater contemporary" (Albert C. Baugh).
v.tr.
1. To undergo or sustain (something painful, injurious, or unpleasant): "Ordinary men have always had to suffer the history their leaders were making" (Herbert J. Muller).
2. To experience; undergo: suffer a change in staff.
3. To endure or bear; stand: would not suffer fools.
To permit; allow: "They were not suffered to aspire to so exalted a position as that of streetcar conductor" (Edmund S. Morgan)
[4] esteemed :
vb (tr)
1. to have great respect or high regard for
2. Formal to judge or consider; deem to esteem an idea improper
n
1. high regard or respect; good opinion
Archaic judgment; opinion
[5] infirmities :
n. pl. in·fir·mi·ties
1. A bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age.
2. Frailty; feebleness.
3. A condition or disease producing weakness.
4. A failing or defect in a person's character.
[6] sorrows :
n. 1. Mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss, or despair. See Synonyms at regret.
2. A source or cause of sorrow; a misfortune.
3. Expression of sorrow; grieving.
intr.v. sor·rowed, sor·row·ing, sor·rows
To feel or express sorrow. See Synonyms at grieve.
[7] stricken :
v. struck or strick·en, strik·ing, strikes
1.
a. To hit sharply, as with the hand, the fist, or a weapon.
b. To inflict (a blow).
2. To penetrate or pierce: was struck in the leg by a bullet.
3.
a. To collide with or crash into: She struck the desk with her knee.
b. To cause to come into violent or forceful contact: She struck her knee against the desk.
c. To thrust (a weapon, for example) in or into someone or something: struck the sword into the dragon.
d. To damage or destroy, as by forceful contact: Lightning struck the tree.
4. To make a military attack on; assault.
5. To afflict suddenly, as with a disease or impairment: was stricken with cancer.
To cause to become by or as if by a blow: struck him dead.
[8] smitten :
vb smites, smiting, smote ; smitten, smit (mainly tr) Now archaic in most senses
1. to strike with a heavy blow or blows
2. to damage with or as if with blows
3. to afflict or affect severely smitten with flu
4. to afflict in order to punish
5. (intr; foll by on) to strike forcibly or abruptly the sun smote down on him
[Old English smītan; related to Old High German smīzan to smear, Gothic bismeitan, Old Swedish smēta to daub]
[9] afflicted :
tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts
To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on.
[Middle English afflighten, from afflight, disturbed, frightened, from Latin afflictum, past participle of afflgere, to cast down : , to strike.]
Synonyms: afflict, agonize, rack1, torment, torture
These verbs mean to bring great harm or suffering to someone: afflicted with arthritis; was agonized to see her suffering; racked with cancer; tormented by migraine headaches; tortured by painful memories
[10] pierced :
v. pierced, pierc·ing, pierc·es
v.tr.
1. To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.
2. To make a hole or opening in; perforate.
3. To make a way through: The path pierced the wilderness.
To sound sharply through: His shout pierced the din.
[11] crushed :
crushed, crush·ing, crush·es
v.tr.
1. To press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure.
2. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
3. To put down; subdue: crushed the rebellion.
4. To overwhelm or oppress severely: spirits that had been crushed by rejection and failure.
5. To crumple or rumple: crushed the freshly ironed shirt.
6. To hug, especially with great force.
7. To press upon, shove, or crowd.
8. To extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing: crush juice from a grape.
9. Archaic To drink; quaff.
v.intr.
1. To be or become crushed.
2. To proceed or move by crowding or pressing.
n.
1. The act of crushing; extreme pressure.
2. The state of being crushed.
A great crowd: a crush of spectators.
[12] iniquities :
n. pl. in·iq·ui·ties
1. Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.
A grossly immoral act; a sin.
[13] wounds :
n.
1. An injury, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.
2. An injury to the feelings.
v. wound·ed, wound·ing, wounds
v.tr.
To inflict wounds or a wound on.
v.intr.
To inflict wounds or a wound: harsh criticism that wounds.
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