1 Who would have believed what we just heard?When was the Lord’s power revealed through him?
2 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.
3 He was despised and rejected by people,one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness;people hid their faces from him;he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
4 But he lifted up our illnesses,he carried our pain;even though we thought he was being punished,attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.