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# General Information:
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Isaiah continues describing Yahweh's servant ([Isaiah 53:1-2](./01.md)).
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# He was oppressed
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "They treated him harshly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# he did not open his mouth
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"Mouth" represents what a person says. Opening one's mouth means to speak. Alternate translation: "he did not protest" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent
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Isaiah compares the servant to a lamb and a sheep to emphasize that he will remain silent as people harm and humiliate him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# as a lamb that is led to the slaughter
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "just as a lamb is silent as a person slaughters it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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