Isaiah 51:12

“I, I, am he who comforts you. 1 Why are you afraid of men, who will die, the sons of mankind, who are made like grass? 1

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I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

In Context

11The ransomed of Yahweh will return and come to Zion with cries of joy 1 and with gladness forever on their heads; and gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and mourning will flee away. 1

13Why have you forgotten Yahweh your Maker, who stretched out the heavens 1 and laid the foundations of the earth? You are in constant dread every day 1 because of the hot fury of the oppressor when he decides to destroy. Where is the fury of the oppressor? 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 21:13He changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands; he made marks on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.

Psalms 92:7When the wicked sprout like the grass, 1 and even when all the evildoers thrive, 1 still they are doomed to eternal destruction. 1

Psalms 118:6Yahweh is with me; I will not be afraid; 1 what can man do to me? 1

Proverbs 29:26Many are those who seek the face of the ruler, 1 but from Yahweh is justice for a person. 1

Isaiah 8:12Do not call conspiracy anything that this people calls conspiracy, 1 you will not fear what they fear, and do not be terrified. 1

Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 51:10-17

Prayer in Behalf of Israel; Encouragement to the People of God. ( b. c. 706.) 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord ; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? 10 Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? 11 Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon… Read the whole commentary →

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