¹² I, even I, am the one who comforts you.
Who are you, Zion,^[a] that you fear humans, who die,
or a child of Adam, who passes away like grass?
¹³ You have forgotten the Lord, your Creator,
who stretches out the heavens,
who makes the earth stand firm.
You tremble continually all day,
because of the rage of the oppressor,
who is preparing to destroy.
But where is the rage of the oppressor now?
¹⁴ The prisoner^[b] will soon be released.
He will not die and go to the pit,
and he will not lack bread.

¹⁵ I am the Lord your God,
who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar.
The Lord of Armies is his name!
¹⁶ I have placed my words in your mouth,
and with the shadow of my hand I have covered you—
I, who planted the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth,
I, who say to Zion, “You are my people.”