12 “I, even I, am He (A)who comforts you.
Who are you that you should be afraid
(B)Of a man who will die,
And of the son of a man who will be made (C)like grass?
13 And (D)you forget the Lord your Maker,
(E)Who stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth;
You have feared continually every day
Because of the fury of the oppressor,
When he has prepared to destroy.
(F)And where is the fury of the oppressor?
14 The captive exile hastens, that he may be loosed,
(G)That he should not die in the pit,
And that his bread should not fail.
15 But I am the Lord your God,
Who (H)divided the sea whose waves roared—
The Lord of hosts is His name.
16 And (I)I have put My words in your mouth;
(J)I have covered you with the shadow of My hand,
(K)That I may [a]plant the heavens,
Lay the foundations of the earth,
And say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’ ”

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  1. Isaiah 51:16 establish

12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou art afraid of man that shall die, and of the son of man that shall be made as grass; 13 and hast forgotten Jehovah thy Maker, that stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fearest continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, [a]when he maketh ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? 14 [b]The captive exile shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not die and go down into the pit, neither shall his bread fail. 15 For I am Jehovah thy God, who [c]stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar: Jehovah of hosts is his name. 16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

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  1. Isaiah 51:13 Or, as though he made ready
  2. Isaiah 51:14 Or, He that is bent down
  3. Isaiah 51:15 Or, stilleth the sea when the waves thereof roar