The third of the Servant Songs (Isaiah 50:4-9) is the Servant's description of the gifts he has for his work (4-5a), the resistance to what he is doing (5b-6) and his confidence in Yahweh and his guiltlessness in the face of those who have become his oppressors (7-9).

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Isaiah 52:13-53:12 is the last of the Servant Songs. In Isaiah 42:1-4, Yahweh presents him as "my servant... my chosen" who will bring justice to the nations. In Isaiah 49:1-6, the servant introduces himself and his mission to, first, Israel, and then to the all the earth. In Isaiah 50:4-9, the Servant describes his work as Yahweh's secret weapon the violent opposition against his work and his continued confidence that Yahweh will help him succeed. The Servant however dies violently: he was "taken away...cut off" (53: after being made to suffer (53:7). He was buried among criminals in a grave that was not even his own (53:9).