Isa 53:9 | JFB | STEP | 9. Rather, "His grave was appointed," or "they appointed Him His grave" [HENGSTENBERG ]; that is, they intended (by crucifying Him with two thieves, ) that He should have His grave "with the wicked." Compare , the denial of honorable burial being accounted a great ignominy (see on ; ). and with . . . rich —rather, " but He was with a rich man," &c. GESENIUS , for the parallelism to "the wicked," translates "ungodly" (the effect of riches being to make one ungodly); but the Hebrew everywhere means "rich," never by itself ungodly; the parallelism, too, is one of contrast; namely, between their design and the fact, as it was ordered by God ( ); two rich men honored Him at His death, Joseph of Arimathæa, and Nicodemus. in his death — Hebrew, "deaths." LOWTH translates, "His tomb"; bamoth, from a different root, meaning "high places," and so mounds for sepulture ( ). But all the versions oppose this, and the Hebrew hardly admits it. Rather translate, " after His death" [HENGSTENBERG ]; as we say, " at His death." The plural, "deaths," intensifies the force; as Adam by sin "dying died" ( , Margin ); that is, incurred death, physical and spiritual. So Messiah, His substitute, endured death in both senses; spiritual, during His temporary abandonment by the Father; physical, when He gave up the ghost. because —rather, as the sense demands (so in ), " although He had done no," &c. [HENGSTENBERG ], ( ). violence

Isaiah 53:9

9. Rather, "His grave was appointed," or "they appointed Him His grave" [HENGSTENBERG]; that is, they intended (by crucifying Him with two thieves, Mt 27:38) that He should have His grave "with the wicked." Compare Joh 19:31, the denial of honorable burial being accounted a great ignominy (see on Isa 14:19; Jer 26:23).

and with . . . rich—rather, "but He was with a rich man," &c. GESENIUS, for the parallelism to "the wicked," translates "ungodly" (the effect of riches being to make one ungodly); but the Hebrew everywhere means "rich," never by itself ungodly; the parallelism, too, is one of contrast; namely, between their design and the fact, as it was ordered by God (Mt 27:57; Mr 15:43-46; Joh 19:39, 40); two rich men honored Him at His death, Joseph of Arimathæa, and Nicodemus.

in his death—Hebrew, "deaths." LOWTH translates, "His tomb"; bamoth, from a different root, meaning "high places," and so mounds for sepulture (Eze 43:7). But all the versions oppose this, and the Hebrew hardly admits it. Rather translate, "after His death" [HENGSTENBERG]; as we say, "at His death." The plural, "deaths," intensifies the force; as Adam by sin "dying died" (Ge 2:17, Margin); that is, incurred death, physical and spiritual. So Messiah, His substitute, endured death in both senses; spiritual, during His temporary abandonment by the Father; physical, when He gave up the ghost.

because—rather, as the sense demands (so in Job 16:17), "although He had done no," &c. [HENGSTENBERG], (1Pe 2:20-22; 1Jo 3:5).

violence—that is, wrong.