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.’”
Footnotes
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Isaiah 51:12-16
New Living Translation
12 “I, yes I, am the one who comforts you.
So why are you afraid of mere humans,
who wither like the grass and disappear?
13 Yet you have forgotten the Lord, your Creator,
the one who stretched out the sky like a canopy
and laid the foundations of the earth.
Will you remain in constant dread of human oppressors?
Will you continue to fear the anger of your enemies?
Where is their fury and anger now?
It is gone!
14 Soon all you captives will be released!
Imprisonment, starvation, and death will not be your fate!
15 For I am the Lord your God,
who stirs up the sea, causing its waves to roar.
My name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
16 And I have put my words in your mouth
and hidden you safely in my hand.
I stretched out[a] the sky like a canopy
and laid the foundations of the earth.
I am the one who says to Israel,
‘You are my people!’”
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