¹² I, I am the one who comforts you.
Why should you fear humans who will die,
    mortals who are treated like grass?
¹³ You forgot the Lord your maker,
    the one who stretched out the heavens
    and founded the earth.
    You were continually afraid, all day long,
    on account of the oppressor’s wrath—
    a fear by which they intend to destroy you.
    Where now is the oppressor’s wrath?
¹⁴ The imprisoned ones will soon be released;
    they won’t die in the pit
    or even lack bread.
¹⁵ I am the Lord your God,
    who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
    the Lord of heavenly forces is his name.
¹⁶ I put my words in your mouth
    and hid you in the shadow of my hand,
    stretching out^[a] the heavens, founding the earth,
    and saying to Zion, “You are my people.”