I have come to study Isaiah 53 in-depth because a lot of servants of Jesus try to use it to convince others that it is prophesying about him. So I set out to see if it is indeed true. Is Isaiah 53 talking about Jesus? I have said several times that it is highly possible the New Testaments and Jesus' life was created through plagiarizing specific parts and passages from the Old Testament. So if something in the Old Testaments is familiar with the New Testaments, plagiarism would be the reason why. There is prophesy in the Old Testaments about the New Testaments and it's servants, but these prophecies are not in a good light for a people called Israel.

I have found when one studies the Old Testaments with extreme precession and coalition of information one can find most of the prophecies with in the Old Testaments themselves. So in doing this with Isaiah 53 I have found that it is highly likely that Isaiah is actually prophesying about the life of the prophets to come, meaning Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Zechariah and other prophets within the Old Testaments that came after Isaiah. The way to establish or support this theory is to find specific sayings and actions that occurred in the life of a prophet in the Old Testaments and see how closely that saying or event fits to what was prophesized by Isaiah. You can find all of Isaiah 53 below. Line by line I try to explain what Isaiah is speaking of.

Isaiah 53 1: Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

Isaiah is speaking of the repot of the prophets. The reports of how Israel would be conquered and slain for their sins against GOD. With the direction the Old Testaments go and with the predicament Israel is in today (descendants of slaves, without a nation, tail of every society), it becomes obvious Israel did not believe the reports of the prophets. The Arm of the LORD was or is Babylon/Nebuchadnezzar and this is one of the things that was revealed to Jeremiah. GOD's vengeance upon Israel for their sin was revealed to Jeremiah. These are words that Jeremiah himself, spoken to GOD.
Jer:11:20: But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
Jer:20:12: But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
I suspect what was shown to Jeremiah was slavery, death, pestilence all of the things that would occur to Israel for their transgressions. Thus the Arm of the LORD was revealed to Jeremiah.

2: For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

This one is difficult to discern because there is no one that fits this description who's writings is in the Old Testaments. This also applies to the New Testaments, Jesus is not described as having no form nor comeliness. If I had to attach this to an individual of the whole Bible, it would have to be Jeremiah. My support for this would be Jeremiah 1:5.
Jer:1:5: Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Hence, "grow up before HIM as a tender plant". I suspect the second part of Isaiah 2 is speaking of Jeremiah's demeanor. It suggests that Jeremiah was ugly, loud, dirty and extremely expressive in his outward appearance. Today we call them bums or homeless people. You have to remember Jeremiah was a Levite. And due to the fact that Levi had no inheritance except for GOD, and Jeremiah lived in a time when the tenth was not being given to the Levites, Jeremiah could be considered to be an old comeliness bum. The Levites also did not shave, so this amplified Jeremiah's bum like appearance even more. As Israel became more and more uppity and arrogant they despised the demeaning words of the prophets more and more. Thus despising the Word of GOD. Some can even say they became hostile towards anyone that spoke in the name of GOD and did not bring good tidings. This condition continues to exist even today.

3: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

This describes the conditions of most of the prophets that tried to tell Israel of their impending doom.

4: Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

This is another description of the life of the prophets. Here is a good example of GOD speaking directly to Ezekiel:
Ezek:4:4: Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.
Ezek:4:5: For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.
Ezek:4:6: And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.
Those words in Ezekiel describes exactly what Isaiah was prophesying about.

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.

I suspect when the prophets would speak in the name of GOD and tell Israel of their days of doom people would gather themselves against them to cause them harm. Spitting on them, hitting them, kicking them, yelling at them and calling them blasphemers because they spoke in the name of the LORD GOD of Israel. Further examination will show this.

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.

This reverts back to what I said of Isa5 and 4.

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.

This one here is one of the very main sayings that servants of Jesus try to use to convince others that the whole chapter is describing Jesus. What I am about to show you is almost word from word proof that Isaiah was prophesying about Jeremiah. These are words Jeremiah himself used to describe what he was going through in his life and in trying to give Israel the warnings of GOD.
Jer:11:19: But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
Those words are from Jeremiah himself describing an event that occurred in his life. And as you can see it is almost word from word to what Isaiah prophesized about.

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.

Jeremiah was put in prison:
Jer:29:26: The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
That passage shows a decree that was sent out in the name of GOD by Shemaiah the Nehelamite. It is a decree to put in prison any one that was considered crazy or mad and called themselves prophets. In several readings the prophets would be depicted as acting out what Israel would go through. For example, Jeremiah would walk around with a yoke on his neck, Jer:28:10. One of the prophets is even depicted as eating cow dung, Ezek 4:15. Ezekiel walked around continuously moving day by day with his face covered, Ezek 12:6. So you have Israel going about their normal day and then you have a bum on the street corner or in the gates of the city committing to these acts. So in the eyes of Israel and the strangers the true prophets appeared to most of them as mad men trying to get attention. The second part of Isa 8 refers back to Jer:11:19.

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.

The death of the prophets is not recorded or as pronounced. But due to the fact that they were Israelites, I would say they were bared right alongside the Israelites. The very same people they were trying to save. The very same people that GOD HIMSELF testified against for their wickedness. All through the readings of the prophets nun of them are depicted as doing any real violence. But yet they were barred with a violent people. And there was no deceit spoken by the prophets. Every thing they prophesized has come to pass.

10: Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

This passage is in conflict with other Bibles. Through my study I have noticed that the KJV Old Testaments has altered or miss translated certain lines and passages that makes it fit more for the coming of the New Testaments. All I can show you is the English Bible, the Tanakh and the Hebrew Script in which all three are said to be translated from. Except for the KJV, it was translated from the Gregorian Bible, which was translated from the Hebrew Script.

English Bible:
Isa53:
10. Yet it pleased the Lord to crush him by sickness; if his soul shall consider it a reward for guilt, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the purpose of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
Tanakh:
Isa53:
10. But the LORD chose to crush him by disease, That if he made himself an offering for guilt, He might see offspring and have long life, And that through him the LORD's purpose might prosper.
Hebrew Bible:

I do not know how to read Hebrew. I do have a Hebrew to English dictionary. It is up to you to discern the closest translation of the Hebrew Script. I will say this, most KJV Old Testament that are in existence today have been translated from the Gregorian Script. I suspect it is because the Hebrew Script does not say what servants of Jesus want it to say. As the story of Jesus is recorded in the New Testaments there is no indication that Jesus had children. "he shall see his seed", means children or offspring's. Who Isaiah 10 is referring to is truly unknown. But I have seen one prophet that made one reference to his wife and a reference to a wife inclines possible offsprings:
Ezek:24:18: So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
That passage suggests that some people murdered Ezekiel's wife because of what he was saying and ministering. It shows that the prophets were going through extreme difficulty in trying to convey GOD's message.

11: He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

That passage could be referring to several of the prophets.

12: Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Know that you understand what the prophets were going through, maybe know you can realize that Isaiah 53 could have been prophecy about a number of coming prophets. Most of it points to Jeremiah and that my be due to that fact that we have a recording of a larger part of his life. But as servants of Jesus see it, it is referring to Jesus. Through plagiarizing specific parts from Isaiah they have allowed their Jesus to take much glory and understanding of the life of a prophet from the prophets themselves.

Addendum 11-8-99:
In further examination of Isaiah 53 we must also consider that it is speaking of Israel as a whole. I say this because of these types of statements within Isaiah's writings:

Isa:41:8: But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

Isa:41:9: Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

Isa:42:1: Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

Isa:42:19: Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant?

Isa:43:10: Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

Isa:44:1: Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

Isa:44:2: Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.

Isa:44:21: Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

Isa:45:4: For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

Isa:49:3: And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

Isa:49:6: And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

Isa:52:13: Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

As you can see there are several statements with in Isaiah in which YHVH is referring to the whole of Israel as being His servant. There are also statements in which YHVH is referring to the Messiah or that one person that will be the beginning to the reestablishment of Israel as a Nation. The phrase search that I used to come up with the passages, "my servant". I filtered out any thing that was not related to understanding who Isaiah was speaking of in chapter 53.