Christians believe this song, along with the rest of the servant songs, to be among the messianic prophecies of Jesus. One main reason for this is that Isiah 53 is quoted and applied to Jesus multiple times in the new testament, as described in the section . Another main reason Christians believe it is a messianic prophecy, is because the "servant" is multiple times described as bearing the sins and diseases of others in their place (verses 4-12). Also, verse 9 says that he was with a rich man in his death; and Jesus was put in the grave belonging to the rich Joseph of Arimathea after his death, as described in Matthew 27:57-60, Mark 15:42-46, Luke 23:50-55 and John 19:38-42.