Isaiah 53:2-3
He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Isaiah 53
2 songs meet this passage
“He doesn't look a thing like Jesus”
When You Were Young · The Killers
resonates with Isaiah 53:2-3
The real Jesus wasn't a glamorous rescuer either; the line unintentionally gestures at how far off our imagined saviors are from the actual, unimpressive-looking Messiah.
“So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye?”
Bohemian Rhapsody · Queen
strains against Isaiah 53:3
The image of being despised and spat upon recalls the suffering servant, though here it's self-pity rather than redemptive suffering.