Isaiah 51:12-16

Expanded Bible

¹² The Lord says, “·I [^LI, even I] am the one who ·comforts you [40:1].
    So why should you be afraid of people, who die?
    ·Why should you fear people [^L…or the son of man; ^Chuman beings] who ·die [^Lis given up] like the grass [40:6]?
¹³ Have you forgotten the Lord who made you,
    who stretched out the ·skies [heavens]
    and ·made [^Llaid the foundations of] the earth [48:13]?
Why are you always afraid
    of ·those angry people who trouble you [the anger/wrath of the oppressor]
    and who ·want [seek; plan] to destroy?
But where ·are those angry people [is the anger/wrath of the oppressor] now?
¹⁴     ·People in prison [^LThose who are burdened/stooped over] will soon be set free;
they will not die in prison,
    and they will ·have enough food [not lack bread].
¹⁵ I am the Lord your God,
    who stirs the sea and makes the waves roar.
    My name is the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts].
¹⁶ I will ·give you the words I want you to say [^Lput my words in your mouth].
    I will cover you with ·my hands and protect you [^Lthe shadow of my hand].
I ·made [established] the heavens and [^Llaid the foundation of] the earth,
    and I say to ·Jerusalem [^LZion; v. 3], ‘You are my people.’”