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12 I, I am he who comforts you;
    why then are you afraid of a mere mortal who must die,
    a human being who fades like grass?(A)
13 You have forgotten the Lord, your Maker,
    who stretched out the heavens
    and laid the foundations of the earth.
You fear continually all day long
    because of the fury of the oppressor,
who is bent on destruction.
    But where is the fury of the oppressor?(B)
14 The oppressed shall speedily be released;
    they shall not die and go down to the Pit,
    nor shall they lack bread.(C)
15 For I am the Lord your God,
    who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
    the Lord of hosts is his name.(D)
16 I have put my words in your mouth
    and hidden you in the shadow of my hand,
stretching out[a] the heavens
    and laying the foundations of the earth
    and saying to Zion, “You are my people.”(E)

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  1. 51.16 Syr: Heb planting

12 “I, I am he who comforts you;
    who are you that[a] you are afraid of man? He dies!
    And of the son of humankind? He is sacrificed[b] as grass!
13 And you have forgotten Yahweh, your maker,
    who stretched out the heavens,
    and founded the earth.
And you tremble continually, all day,
    because of the wrath of the oppressor
    when he takes aim[c] to destroy.
But[d] where is the wrath of the oppressor?
14     The fettered one shall make haste to be freed.
And he shall not die in[e] the pit,
    and he shall not lack his bread.
15 For[f] I am Yahweh, your God,
    who stirs up[g] the sea, so that[h] its waves roar;
    Yahweh of hosts is his name.
16 And I have put my words in your mouth,
    and I have covered you in the shadow of my hand,
to plant the heavens
    and to found the earth,
        saying to Zion, ‘You are my people.’”

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  1. Isaiah 51:12 Or “and”
  2. Isaiah 51:12 Literally “given”
  3. Isaiah 51:13 Literally “sets up”
  4. Isaiah 51:13 Or “And”
  5. Isaiah 51:14 Or “to”
  6. Isaiah 51:15 Or “And”
  7. Isaiah 51:15 Or “stirring up”
  8. Isaiah 51:15 Or “and”