Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
tender plant--Messiah grew silently and insensibly, as a sucker from an ancient stock, seemingly dead (namely, the house of David, then in a decayed state) (see on Isaiah 11:1).
shall grow . . . hath--rather, "grew up . . . had."
before him--before Jehovah. Though unknown to the world (John 1:11), Messiah was observed by God, who ordered the most minute circumstances attending His growth.
root--that is, sprout from a root.
form--beautiful form: sorrow had marred His once beautiful form.
and when we shall see--rather, joined with the previous words, "Nor comeliness (attractiveness) that we should look (with delight) on Him."
there is--rather, "was." The studied reticence of the New Testament as to His form, stature, color, etc., was designed to prevent our dwelling on the bodily, rather than on His moral beauty, holiness, love, etc., also a providential protest against the making and veneration of images of Him. The letter of P. LENTULUS to the emperor Tiberius, describing His person, is spurious; so also the story of His sending His portrait to Abgar, king of Edessa; and the alleged impression of His countenance on the handkerchief of Veronica. The former part of this verse refers to His birth and childhood; the latter to His first public appearance [VITRINGA].
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Ecclesiastes 9:18
Song of Solomon 5:9
Isaiah 4:2
Isaiah 11:1
Isaiah 11:10
Isaiah 49:4
Isaiah 52:13
Isaiah 53:1
Ezekiel 17:22
Ezekiel 21:26
Haggai 2:7
Zechariah 6:12
Luke 4:18-19
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