Isa 53:2 | TNotes | STEP | 53:2 a tender green shoot ... in dry ground: Such a plant is vulnerable to extinction (cp. 37:27 ). It can hardly stay alive for itself, let alone provide anything for anyone else. • nothing beautiful or majestic: The servant appeared to have no greatness or self-evident royal splendor (see 52:13-15 ). • nothing to attract us to him: People like their leaders to be physically attractive and personally charismatic. The servant would be neither.

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‏ Isaiah 53:2

53:2 ^a a tender green shoot ... in dry ground: Such a plant is vulnerable to extinction (cp. 37:27 ^b). It can hardly stay alive for itself, let alone provide anything for anyone else.

• nothing beautiful or majestic: The servant appeared to have no greatness or self-evident royal splendor (see 52:13-15 ^c).

• nothing to attract us to him: People like their leaders to be physically attractive and personally charismatic. The servant would be neither.