Isaiah 53:8 meaning and explanation

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.

Isaiah 53:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah 53 is the fourth Servant Song, and the speakers here are the watching community describing the Servant's fate. "By oppression and judgment He was taken away" means He was seized and condemned in an unjust legal proceeding, removed from the land of the living, that is, put to death.

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