Isaiah 51:12-16
Christian Standard Bible
12 I—I am the one who comforts you.
Who are you that you should fear humans who die,(A)
or a son of man who is given up like grass?(B)
13 But you have forgotten the Lord, your Maker,
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.(C)
You are in constant dread all day long
because of the fury of the oppressor,
who has set himself to destroy.
But where is the fury of the oppressor?(D)
14 The prisoner[a] is soon to be set free;
he will not die and go to the Pit,
and his food will not be lacking.
15 For I am the Lord your God
who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar(E)—
his name is the Lord of Armies.
16 I have put my words in your mouth,(F)
and covered you in the shadow of my hand,(G)
in order to plant[b] the heavens,
to found the earth,
and to say to Zion, “You are my people.”
Isaiah 51:12-16
English Standard Version
12 “I, I am he (A)who comforts you;
who are you that you are afraid of (B)man who dies,
of the son of man who is made (C)like grass,
13 and have forgotten the Lord, your Maker,
(D)who stretched out the heavens
and (E)laid the foundations of the earth,
and you fear continually all the day
because of the wrath of (F)the oppressor,
when he sets himself to destroy?
And where is the wrath of (G)the oppressor?
14 (H)He who is bowed down shall speedily be released;
he shall not die and go down (I)to the pit,
neither shall his bread be lacking.
15 I am the Lord your God,
(J)who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
the Lord of hosts is his name.
16 (K)And I have put my words in your mouth
(L)and covered you in the shadow of my hand,
(M)establishing[a] the heavens
and (N)laying the foundations of the earth,
and saying to Zion, ‘You are my people.’”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 51:16 Or planting
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