Isaiah 53:9
New International Version
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.

New Living Translation
He had done no wrong and had never deceived anyone. But he was buried like a criminal; he was put in a rich man’s grave.

English Standard Version
And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
And they made His grave with the wicked— But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.

New American Standard Bible
And His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

NASB 1995
His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

NASB 1977
His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

Legacy Standard Bible
So His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

Amplified Bible
His grave was assigned with the wicked, But He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

Christian Standard Bible
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, but he was with a rich man at his death, because he had done no violence and had not spoken deceitfully.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They made His grave with the wicked and with a rich man at His death, although He had done no violence and had not spoken deceitfully.

American Standard Version
And they made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

Contemporary English Version
He wasn't dishonest or violent, but he was buried in a tomb among cruel, rich people.

English Revised Version
And they made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his month.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He was placed in a tomb with the wicked. He was put there with the rich when he died, although he had done nothing violent and had never spoken a lie.

Good News Translation
He was placed in a grave with those who are evil, he was buried with the rich, even though he had never committed a crime or ever told a lie."

International Standard Version
Then they made his grave with the wicked, and with rich people in his death, although he had committed no violence, nor was there any deceit in his mouth."

Majority Standard Bible
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.

NET Bible
They intended to bury him with criminals, but he ended up in a rich man's tomb, because he had committed no violent deeds, nor had he spoken deceitfully.

New Heart English Bible
And they assigned his grave with the wicked, yet with the rich at his death; though he had committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
They made his 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.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He appoints His grave with the wicked, "" And with the rich at His death, "" Because He has done no violence, "" Nor [is] deceit in His mouth.

Young's Literal Translation
And it appointeth with the wicked his grave, And with the rich are his high places, Because he hath done no violence, Nor is deceit in his mouth.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will give with the unjust his grave, and with the rich in his deaths, for he did no violence, and no deceit in his mouth.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shall give the ungodly for his burial, and the rich for his death: because he hath done no iniquity, neither was there deceit in his mouth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he will be given a place with the impious for his burial, and with the rich for his death, though he has done no iniquity, nor was deceit in his mouth.

New American Bible
He was given a grave among the wicked, a burial place with evildoers, Though he had done no wrong, nor was deceit found in his mouth.

New Revised Standard Version
They made his grave with the wicked and his tomb with the rich, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, although he had done no iniquity, neither was there any deceit in his mouth.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
A wicked man gave his grave, and a rich man in his death, because he did no evil and no deceit was in his mouth
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they made his grave with the wicked, And with the rich his tomb; Although he had done no violence, Neither was any deceit in his mouth.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will give the wicked for his burial, and the rich for his death; for he practised no iniquity, nor craft with his mouth.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Grave Assigned
9He 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. 10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.…

Cross References
1 Peter 2:22
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

Matthew 27:57-60
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus. / He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. / So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, ...

John 19:38-42
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. / Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. / So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. ...

1 John 3:5
But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

Acts 8:32-33
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth. / In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”

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.

Romans 5:19
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

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.

Luke 23:50-53
Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man, / who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God. / He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus. ...

Mark 15:43-46
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. / Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so. / When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. ...

Matthew 27:12
And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.

John 18:38
“What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.

Psalm 16:10
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

Psalm 22:6-8
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. / All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: / “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

Psalm 69:4
Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

made

Matthew 27:57-60
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: …

Mark 15:43-46
Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus…

Luke 23:50-53
And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counseller; and he was a good man, and a just: …

death.

2 Corinthians 5:21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Hebrews 4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Hebrews 7:26
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

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Isaiah 53
1. The prophet, complaining of incredulity, excuses the scandal of the cross
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He was assigned a grave with the wicked
This phrase highlights the injustice faced by the Suffering Servant, traditionally understood by Christians to be a prophecy about Jesus Christ. The Hebrew word for "assigned" (נָתַן, natan) implies a deliberate action, suggesting that despite His innocence, He was intentionally grouped with wrongdoers. Historically, criminals were often buried in common graves, emphasizing the humiliation and shame intended for Him. This reflects the fulfillment of prophecy in the New Testament, where Jesus was crucified between two criminals (Luke 23:32-33).

and with a rich man in His death
The mention of "a rich man" is a remarkable detail that finds its fulfillment in the New Testament account of Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy man who provided his own tomb for Jesus' burial (Matthew 27:57-60). The Hebrew word for "rich" (עָשִׁיר, ashir) denotes wealth and influence, contrasting with the previous association with the wicked. This juxtaposition underscores the divine orchestration of events, ensuring that even in death, the Servant's dignity was preserved, fulfilling God's sovereign plan.

although He had done no violence
This phrase emphasizes the innocence and righteousness of the Servant. The Hebrew word for "violence" (חָמָס, chamas) refers to physical harm or injustice. The Servant's life was marked by peace and righteousness, aligning with the New Testament portrayal of Jesus as sinless (1 Peter 2:22). This innocence is central to the Christian understanding of the atonement, as only a spotless sacrifice could atone for the sins of humanity.

nor was any deceit in His mouth
The absence of "deceit" (מִרְמָה, mirmah) in His speech further underscores His purity and truthfulness. In a world marred by sin and falsehood, the Servant stands out as a beacon of truth. This aligns with the New Testament depiction of Jesus, who is described as the Truth (John 14:6) and whose words were always in alignment with God's will. The integrity of the Servant's speech is a testament to His divine nature and mission.

(9) And he made his grave . . .--Literally, one (or, they) assigned him a grave . . . The words are often interpreted as fulfilled in our Lord's crucifixion between the two robbers and his burial in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea. It has to be noted, however, (1) that this requires an inversion of the clauses; (2) that it introduces a feature scarcely in harmony with the general drift of the description; (3) that the laws of parallelism require us to take the "rich" of one clause as corresponding to the "wicked" of the other, i.e., as in the sense of the wrongfully rich, the oppressors, as in Psalm 49:6; Psalm 49:16; Psalm 73:3-5. Men assigned to the Servant not the burial of a saint, with reverence and honour (such, e.g., as that of Stephen, Acts 8:2), but that of an unjust oppressor, for whom no man lamented, saying, "Ah lord! Ah my brother! Ah his glory!" (Jeremiah 22:18), and this although (not "because") he had done no violence to deserve it. (Comp. Job 16:17.) The rendering "because" has been adopted as giving a reason for the honourable burial which, it has been assumed, the words imply. It may be questioned, however, when we remember Isaiah's words as to Shebna (Isaiah 22:16), whether he would have looked on such a burial as that recorded in the Gospels, clandestine, and with no public lamentation, as an adequate recognition of the holiness of the victim. The point of the last two clauses is that they declare emphatically the absolute rectitude of the sufferer in act, his absolute veracity in speech. . . . Verse 9. - And he made his grave with the wicked; rather, they assigned him his grave with the wicked. The verb is used impersonally. Those who condemned Christ to be crucified with two malefactors on the common execution-ground - "the place of a skull" - meant his grave to be "with the wicked," with whom it would naturally have been but for the interference of Joseph of Arimathaea. Crucified persons were buried with their crosses near the scene of their crucifixion by the Romans. And with the rich in his death; or, and (he was) with a rich one after his death. In the preceding clause, the word translated "the wicked" is plural, but in the present, the word translated "the rich" is singular. The expression translated "in his death" means "when he was dead," "after death" (comp. 1 Kings 13:31; Psalm 6:5). The words have a singularly exact fulfilment in the interment of our Lord (Matthew 27:57-60). Because. The preposition used may mean either "because" or "although." The ambiguity is, perhaps, intentional. He had done no violence; or, no wrong (see Genesis 16:5; 1 Chronicles 12:17; Job 19:7; Psalm 35:11 (margin); Proverbs 26:6). The LXX. give ἀνομία while St. Peter renders the word used by ἀμαρτία (1 Peter 2:22). The sinlessness of Christ is asserted by himself (John 8:46), and forms the main argument in the Epistle to the Hebrews for the superiority of the new covenant over the old (Hebrews 7:26-28; Hebrews 9:14). It is also witnessed to by St. Peter (1 Peter 2:22), by St. Paul (2 Corinthians 5:21), and by St. John (1 John 3:5). As no other man was ever without sin, it follows that the Servant of the present chapter must be Jesus.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He was assigned
וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (way·yit·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

a grave
קִבְר֔וֹ (qiḇ·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6913: A grave, sepulcher

with
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Preposition
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

the wicked,
רְשָׁעִים֙ (rə·šā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

and with
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

a rich man
עָשִׁ֖יר (‘ā·šîr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6223: Rich

in His death,
בְּמֹתָ֑יו (bə·mō·ṯāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin

although
עַ֚ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

He had done
עָשָׂ֔ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

no
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

violence,
חָמָ֣ס (ḥā·mās)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain

nor
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

was any deceit
מִרְמָ֖ה (mir·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4820: Deceit, treachery

in His mouth.
בְּפִֽיו׃ (bə·p̄îw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to


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