Gospel scholar Victor L. Ludlow suggests at least four possibilities: 1. It may “refer to Israel as a whole.” 2. Perhaps it could be “the same servant described throughout Isaiah 53. If so, these verses describe Christ, his great works, and the persecutions and suffering he endured.” 3. It could refer to Joseph Smith, the prophet of the restoration: “As the Savior comments upon these verses later in 3 Nephi 21:7–11, it appears obvious that he is not talking about himself, but about his servant.” 4. Maybe it refers to “another modern prophet” (Isaiah, 438–41).