The Suffering Servant
By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who will speak of his generation? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people, a blow fell on him.
"מֵעֹצֶר" (me'otser) means "by oppression" or "by restraint" — translated here as "by oppression" to preserve the force of unjust constraint rather than the softer "after" used in some traditions. "נִגְזַר" (nigzar) means "cut off" — a stark, decisive verb of severance, retained without softening. "נֶגַע לָמוֹ" literally means "a blow/stroke to him" — translated as "a blow fell on him," preserving the physical force of the Hebrew rather than abstracting it into passive theological language.
Berean Standard Bible
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8By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.
King James Version
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8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
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8After he is arrested and put on trial, he will be taken away and executed. And no one [RHQ] will be able to talk about his descendants, because he will die [EUP]EuphemismA mild or indirect expression used in place of a more direct one. T4T makes the literal meaning explicit for translators. without being married and having children. He will be ◄T4T alternative rendering — the text between these markers is an alternative translation or explanatory expansion. Translators choose the option that best fits their target language.afflicted/caused to suffer►T4T alternative rendering — the text between these markers is an alternative translation or explanatory expansion. Translators choose the option that best fits their target language. for the wrong things that we have done.
Berean Standard Bible
King James Version
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By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Berean Standard Bible
King James Version
Translation for Translators
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By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
After he is arrested and put on trial, he will be taken away and executed. And no one [RHQ] will be able to talk about his descendants, because he will die [EUP]EuphemismA mild or indirect expression used in place of a more direct one. T4T makes the literal meaning explicit for translators. without being married and having children. He will be ◄T4T alternative rendering — the text between these markers is an alternative translation or explanatory expansion. Translators choose the option that best fits their target language.afflicted/caused to suffer►T4T alternative rendering — the text between these markers is an alternative translation or explanatory expansion. Translators choose the option that best fits their target language. for the wrong things that we have done.
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מֵעֹ֤צֶר oppression עֹצֶר ʻôtser from H6113 (עָצָר); closure; also constraint [idiom] barren, oppression, [idiom] prison. וּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙ law מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ from H8199 (שָׁפַט); properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divi לֻקָּ֔ח accept לָקַח lâqach a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications) accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receiv וְאֶת apparent contracted אֵת ʼêth apparent contracted from H226 (אוֹת) in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb ־ דּוֹר֖וֹ age דּוֹר dôwr or (shortened) דֹּר; from H1752 (דּוּר); properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling age, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever מִ֣י any מִי mîy an interrogative pronoun of persons, as H4100 (מָה) is of things, who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used i יְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַ commune שִׂיחַ sîyach a primitive root; to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter commune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, כִּ֤י and כִּי kîy a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widel נִגְזַר֙ cut down גָּזַר gâzar a primitive root; to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide cut down (off), decree, divide, snatch. מֵאֶ֣רֶץ earth אֶרֶץ ʼerets from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land) [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins חַיִּ֔ים life חַי chay from H2421 (חָיָה); alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life מִפֶּ֥שַׁע sin פֶּשַׁע peshaʻ from H6586 (פָּשַׁע); a revolt (national, moral or religious) rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass. עַמִּ֖י people עַם ʻam from H6004 (עָמַם); a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flo נֶ֥גַע plague נֶגַע negaʻ from H5060 (נָגַע); a blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous person or dress) plague, sore, stricken, stripe, stro לָֽמוֹ׃
By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.
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