Where a verse leads
Isaiah 53:7: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.”Isaiah 53:7
Isaiah 53:7 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 3 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 8 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. 9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Isaiah 53 · King James Version
The Scripture on both sides of it
The New Testament takes this up at:
“The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:”
Acts 8:32 · King James Version
“Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:”
1 Peter 2:23 · King James Version
See how Brought as a Lamb to the Slaughter moves from the Old Testament into the New →
Every collection that stands on this verse
Shadows and types
- Brought as a Lamb to the Slaughter
- Silent Before His Accusers (Strong canonical echo)
- The Suffering Servant and Jesus (Direct New Testament link)
Questions people ask
What does Isaiah 53:7 mean?
Isaiah 53:7 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Isaiah 53:7 in the Bible?
Isaiah 53:7 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Isaiah 53:7 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Isaiah 53:7 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.