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12 “I, even I, am He who (A)comforts you.
Who are you that you are afraid of (B)man who dies
And of the son of man who is made (C)like grass,
13 That you have (D)forgotten Yahweh your Maker,
Who (E)stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth,
That you (F)tremble in dread continually all day long because of the wrath of the one who brings distress,
As he makes ready to bring ruin?
But where is the wrath of the (G)one who brings distress?

14 The (H)one in chains will soon be set free and will not die in the pit, (I)nor will his bread be lacking. 15 For I am Yahweh your God, who (J)stirs up the sea, and its waves roar—Yahweh of hosts is His name. 16 I have (K)put My words in your mouth and have (L)covered you with the shadow of My hand, to [a](M)establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:16 Lit plant

12 “I—yes, I—am the one who comforts you.
    Who are you, that you are so afraid of humans who will die,
        descendants of mere[a] men, who have been made[b] like grass?
13 As a result, you have forgotten the Lord who made you,
    who stretched out the heavens
and laid the earth’s foundations,
    and you live in constant fear every day
because of the oppressor’s fury,
    since he’s ready to destroy.
        Now where is the[c] oppressor’s fury?
14 Distress[d] will quickly be set free.
    He won’t die in the Pit,[e]
        nor will he lack food.”

A Promise of Restoration

15 “For I am the Lord your God,
    who churns up the sea, so that its waves roar,
        ‘The Lord of the Heavenly Armies is his name.’
16 I have put my words in your mouth
    and have covered you with the shadow of my hand,
so that I could plant the heavens
    and lay the earth’s foundations,
        to say to Zion, ‘You are my people.’

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:12 1QIsaa MT LXX lack mere
  2. Isaiah 51:12 So 1QIsaa; MT reads are made; LXX reads will be dried up
  3. Isaiah 51:13 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsaa omitted oppressor’s…the then inserted the missing lines at the top of column 43
  4. Isaiah 51:14 So 1QIsaa; MT reads The cowering one; LXX lacks Distress
  5. Isaiah 51:14 I.e. the realm of punishment in the afterlife