Actually the scriptures do. It’s Judah, or most of them, reject the prophet’s messianic messages. Chapter 53 pronouns are singular, not all of Israel or even just Judah. This is about one individual who has taken on our sins and was rejected by those in the house of his friends as Zechariah stated the Lord said.
It's actually not and the use of the singular to refer to the collective nation is well established in biblical text. The entirety of the book makes it clear what servant is being spoken of ("But, you Israel, are My servant; Jacob, whom I have chosen; seed of Abraham, My friend.") If you follow the pronouns and the subjects precisely, the chapter (though chapter divisions are a late and non-Jewish creation) is clear about who is speaking and what is being said about the nation of Israel.
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For you will not depart in haste, ***** God speaks to the Jews through the prophet
Nor will you leave in flight; ***** same “you” – the nation of Jews
For the LORD is marching before you, ***** The prophet describes God’s relationship to Jews
The God of Israel is your rear guard.*****
“Indeed, My servant shall prosper, ***** God describes that same relationship as the Jews
Be exalted and raised to great heights. ***** Are his servant
Just as the many were appalled at him -- ***** the servant/him is described by God. The many (the
So marred was his appearance, unlike that of man, ***** other people of the world) looked at the Jews this way
His form, beyond human semblance—׃*****
Just so he shall startle many nations. ***** Also entire other nations will see him/servant this way
Kings shall be silenced because of him, *****
For they shall see what has not been told them, ***** Other kings will see what they can’t believe
Shall behold what they never have heard.”*****
“Who can believe what we have heard? ***** The kings speak, wondering about the unbelieveable
Upon whom has the arm of the LORD--a been revealed? ***** Asking about the state of the Jews
For he has grown, by His favor, like a tree crown, ***** the same subject – him/servant/Jews is described by
Like a tree trunk out of arid ground. ***** The same foreign kings who marvel at the situation
He had no form or beauty, that we should look at him: ***** the “we” is the kings who are being quoted
No charm, that we should find him pleasing. ***** The “him” is still the nation, the Jews, God’s servant
He was despised, shunned by men, ***** The kings realize how the Jews were shunned
A man of suffering, familiar with disease. ***** And how they suffered
As one who hid his face from us, ***** Like someone so ashamed he hid himself
He was despised, we held him of no account. ***** “we” (the foreign nations) considered him lowly
Yet it was our sickness that he was bearing, ***** But the whole time, say the kings, he was suffering
Our suffering that he endured. ***** As a replacement for what we deserved to suffer
We accounted him plagued, ***** We just thought God was being mean to him
Smitten and afflicted by God;*****
But he was wounded because of our sins, ***** but it wasn’t mean-ness. It was God making him pay
Crushed because of our iniquities. ***** For what WE (foreign nations) did
He bore the chastisement that made us whole, ***** we stayed whole while and BECAUSE the Jews paid for it
And by his bruises we were healed. ***** And through the Jews’ suffering, the nations stayed well
We all went astray like sheep, ***** We (foreign nations) did bad things
Each going his own way;*****
And the LORD visited upon him ***** and God punished the Jews
The guilt of all of us.”*****
He was maltreated, yet he was submissive, ***** And yet the Jews didn’t complain
He did not open his mouth;*****
Like a sheep being led to slaughter,*****
Like a ewe, dumb before those who shear her,*****
He did not open his mouth.*****
By oppressive judgment he was taken away, ***** He was exiled, taken from his homeland
Who could describe his abode?*****
For he was cut off from the land of the living*****
Through the sin of my people, who deserved the punishment. ***** Because of us.
And his grave was set among the wicked, ***** even in death he was punished
And with the rich, in his death-*****
Though he had done no injustice ***** though he didn’t do wrong
And had spoken no falsehood.*****
But the LORD chose to crush him by disease, ***** God wanted to punish him in this world
That, if he made himself an offering for guilt, ***** so that if he bore it patiently
He might see offspring and have long life, ***** he would see his descendants flourish
And that through him the LORD’s purpose might prosper. ***** And his children carry out God’s plan
Out of his anguish he shall see it; ***** By being willing to suffer, the Jews will see
He shall enjoy it to the full through his devotion. ***** The fruits of devotion later
“My righteous servant makes the many righteous, ***** God, in 1st person, now describes the situation
It is their punishment that he bears; ***** the servant nation bears the foreign nations’ punishment
Assuredly, I will give him the many as his portion, ***** so he will earn a heck of a great reward
He shall receive the multitude as his spoil.*****
For he exposed himself to death*****
And was numbered among the sinners,*****
Whereas he bore the guilt of the many*****
And made intercession for sinners.” ***** The Jews suffered on behalf of others and saved them.
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