“He was oppressed.
He was afflicted.
Yet he did not open his mouth.
He was
Like a lamb
That is led to the slaughter.
He was
Like a sheep
That before its shearers is silent.
Thus he did not open his mouth.
By a perversion of justice
He was taken away.
Who could have imagined his future?
He was cut off
From the land of the living.
He was stricken
For the transgression of my people.
They made his grave
With the wicked.
His tomb was with the rich.
He had done no violence.
There was no deceit in his mouth.”
This suffering servant does not open his mouth to complain, unlike Job and others. Even though he was oppressed and afflicted, he was like a lamb led to slaughter or a sheep about to have his wool sheared, since he never opened his mouth. Although there was a perversion of justice against him, no one knew about his future. He was cut off from the land of the living for the transgressions of his people, indicating that this was an Israelite person. He had a grave with the wicked, but somehow he ended up in the tomb of a rich man. He had done no violence nor was there any deceit in his mouth. Once again, who is this silent suffering servant? Is this an Israelite prophet? Is it Isaiah? Obviously, many of these thoughts about the silent suffering innocent servant, who was oppressed, were later applied to Jesus Christ.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 