Which prophetic book contains the figure described as the suffering servant?

• A. Jeremiah
• B. Ezekiel
• C. Isaiah
• D. Daniel

Answer: (C)

The figure described as the suffering servant is found in Isaiah, particularly in the Servant Songs of chapters like 52 and 53. In these passages, a chosen servant bears griefs, carries sorrows, is pierced for transgressions, and by his wounds brings healing and redemption. This motif of a suffering, redeeming servant is central to Isaiah’s message about how restoration and forgiveness come through one who endures suffering. The other prophetic books—Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel—do not present this same sustained figure in the way Isaiah does. Jeremiah tends to focus on judgment and repentance, Ezekiel on dramatic visions and symbolic acts, and Daniel on apocalyptic visions. So the book that contains the suffering servant is Isaiah.