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Isaiah 51:12-16
English Standard Version
Isaiah 51:12-16
English Standard Version
12 “I, I am he (A)who comforts you;
who are you that you are afraid of (B)man who dies,
of the son of man who is made (C)like grass,
13 and have forgotten the Lord, your Maker,
(D)who stretched out the heavens
and (E)laid the foundations of the earth,
and you fear continually all the day
because of the wrath of (F)the oppressor,
when he sets himself to destroy?
And where is the wrath of (G)the oppressor?
14 (H)He who is bowed down shall speedily be released;
he shall not die and go down (I)to the pit,
neither shall his bread be lacking.
15 I am the Lord your God,
(J)who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
the Lord of hosts is his name.
16 (K)And I have put my words in your mouth
(L)and covered you in the shadow of my hand,
(M)establishing[a] the heavens
and (N)laying the foundations of the earth,
and saying to Zion, ‘You are my people.’”
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- Isaiah 51:16 Or planting
Isaiah 51:12-16
New International Version
Isaiah 51:12-16
New International Version
12 “I, even I, am he who comforts(A) you.
Who are you that you fear(B) mere mortals,(C)
human beings who are but grass,(D)
13 that you forget(E) the Lord your Maker,(F)
who stretches out the heavens(G)
and who lays the foundations of the earth,
that you live in constant terror(H) every day
because of the wrath of the oppressor,
who is bent on destruction?
For where is the wrath of the oppressor?(I)
14 The cowering prisoners will soon be set free;(J)
they will not die in their dungeon,
nor will they lack bread.(K)
15 For I am the Lord your God,
who stirs up the sea(L) so that its waves roar(M)—
the Lord Almighty(N) is his name.
16 I have put my words in your mouth(O)
and covered you with the shadow of my hand(P)—
I who set the heavens in place,
who laid the foundations of the earth,(Q)
and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.(R)’”
Isaiah 51:12-16
King James Version
Isaiah 51:12-16
King James Version
12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
13 And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
14 The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
15 But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The Lord of hosts is his name.
16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
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