Isaiah 53:1-3

[1] Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? [2] 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. [3] He is despised and rejected of men; of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed

What is the context of Isaiah 53:1-3?

He Was Pierced for Our Transgressions (Isaiah 53:1-12 true)
The Servant’s Suffering and Exaltation (Isaiah 53:1-12 true)
The Suffering Servant (Isaiah 53:1-12 true)
The Suffering and Glory of the Servant (Isaiah 53:1-12 true)
The Sin-Bearing Messiah (Isaiah 53:1-12 true)
The Lord’s Suffering Servant (Isaiah 53:1-12 true)

What does Isaiah 53:1-3 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Expositors have called this chapter the holy of holies of Isaiah. It is also the middle chapter in part two of the book (chs40-66). Most of the approximately80 references to Isaiah in the New Testament come from this chapter. ^[1] It is the most quoted or alluded to Old Testament chapter in the New Testament.

"Beyond question, this chapter is the heart of the Hebrew prophetic writings." ^[2]