The actions against the Servant would have usually resulted, in the culture of the ancient Near East, in immediate retaliation in order for the sufferer to restore his own dignity. But the Servant does not respond with revenge. In meekness he willingly accepts the humiliation and abuse. This speaks volumes about who he is. Even the prophet Jeremiah complained at how he was being used (Jeremiah 20:9, Jeremiah 20:14). There is ultimately only one who could suffer without a rebellious heart. That would be the Christ.1
6 I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting.