Isaiah 51:12-16

New Century Version

¹² The Lord says, “I am the one who comforts you.
    So why should you be afraid of people, who die?
    Why should you fear people who die like the grass?
¹³ Have you forgotten the Lord who made you,
    who stretched out the skies
    and made the earth?
Why are you always afraid
    of those angry people who trouble you
    and who want to destroy?
But where are those angry people now?
¹⁴ People in prison will soon be set free;
they will not die in prison,
    and they will have enough food.
¹⁵ I am the Lord your God,
    who stirs the sea and makes the waves roar.
    My name is the Lord All-Powerful.
¹⁶ I will give you the words I want you to say.
    I will cover you with my hands and protect you.
I made the heavens and the earth,
    and I say to Jerusalem, ‘You are my people.’”