523 B
523 B
the Ethiopian
That is, a person from the country of Ethiopia. See note on 45:07.
led him like a lamb to be killed, and as a lamb is silent, he did not say a word. They treated him unfairly and did not respect him. They took his life away from him.
The pronouns he, him, and his in this quotation refer to the Messiah. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns)
as a lamb is silent
This could also be translated as: “like a lamb that is silent even when it is about to be killed.”