Bible Strands
Isaiah 53:9
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet addresses an unnamed audience regarding the suffering servant’s fate immediately following his unjust removal and death. The declaration occurs within a broader oracle detailing the servant’s substitutionary suffering and subsequent vindication.
The words — וַ/יִּתֵּ֤ן (va/i.yi.Ten) translates literally as "and someone assigned," indicating a passive appointment. עָשִׁ֖יר ('a.Shir) means "a rich [person]," specifying the unusual burial companion.
The thread — The burial detail aligns with Joseph of Arimathea’s provision in Matthew 27:57 and Mark 15:43. The denial of violence and deceit echoes the citation in 1 Peter 2:22.
Why it lands — The text demands acknowledgment that the servant’s honorable burial contradicts his unjust execution, confirming his innocence. It requires the reader to accept that divine purpose operates through unexpected means rather than human merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Cross-references
- Matthew 27:57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
- 1 Peter 2:22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- Mark 15:43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
- 1 John 3:5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Luke 23:50 Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
- John 19:38 Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
- Isaiah 42:1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
- 1 Corinthians 15:4 that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,