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12 “I, even I, am he who comforts you.
    Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die,
    and of the son of man who will be made as grass?
13 Have you forgotten Yahweh your Maker,
    who stretched out the heavens,
    and laid the foundations of the earth?
Do you live in fear continually all day because of the fury of the oppressor,
    when he prepares to destroy?
    Where is the fury of the oppressor?
14 The captive exile will speedily be freed.
    He will not die and go down into the pit.
    His bread won’t fail.
15 For I am Yahweh your God, who stirs up the sea
    so that its waves roar.
    Yahweh of Armies is his name.
16 I have put my words in your mouth
    and have covered you in the shadow of my hand,
that I may plant the heavens,
    and lay the foundations of the earth,
    and tell Zion, ‘You are my people.’”

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12 “I, even I, am he who comforts(A) you.
    Who are you that you fear(B) mere mortals,(C)
    human beings who are but grass,(D)
13 that you forget(E) the Lord your Maker,(F)
    who stretches out the heavens(G)
    and who lays the foundations of the earth,
that you live in constant terror(H) every day
    because of the wrath of the oppressor,
    who is bent on destruction?
For where is the wrath of the oppressor?(I)
14     The cowering prisoners will soon be set free;(J)
they will not die in their dungeon,
    nor will they lack bread.(K)
15 For I am the Lord your God,
    who stirs up the sea(L) so that its waves roar(M)
    the Lord Almighty(N) is his name.
16 I have put my words in your mouth(O)
    and covered you with the shadow of my hand(P)
I who set the heavens in place,
    who laid the foundations of the earth,(Q)
    and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.(R)’”

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