KJV King James Version
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;
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Isaiah 51:12
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;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
WEB World English Bible
“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 shall be made as grass;
ASV American Standard Version
I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou art afraid of man that shall die, and of the son of man that shall be made as grass;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
I—I am He—your comforter, Who art thou—and thou art afraid of man? he dieth! And of the son of man—grass he is made!
Surrounding context — Isaiah 51
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 their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; [and] sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
12 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;
13 And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where [is] the fury of the oppressor?
14 The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
15 But I [am] the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts [is] his name.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אָנֹכִ֧יH595 · a.no.khiIאָנֹכִ֛יH595 · a.no.khiIה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itמְנַחֶמְכֶ֑םH5162 · na.chamto be sorry: comfortמִֽי־H4310 · miwho?אַ֤תְּH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וַתִּֽירְאִי֙H3372 · ya.reto fearמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁH582 · e.noshhumanיָמ֔וּתH4191 · mutto dieוּמִבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאָדָ֖םH120 · a.dammanחָצִ֥ירH2682 · cha.tsirgrassיִנָּתֵֽן׃H5414 · na.tanto give: give
Cross-references
Psalm 118:6The LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?1 Peter 1:24For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:Isaiah 2:22Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?John 14:26-27But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.John 14:18I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.2 Corinthians 1:3-5Blessed [be] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;James 1:10-11But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.Isaiah 66:13As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.Isaiah 57:15-18For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name [is] Holy; I dwell in the high and holy [place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.Matthew 10:28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.Isaiah 51:3For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.Luke 12:4-5And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.Isaiah 40:6-7The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh [is] grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field:Psalm 90:5-6Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are [as] a sleep: in the morning [they are] like grass [which] groweth up.Isaiah 43:25I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.Psalm 103:15-16[As for] man, his days [are] as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.2 Corinthians 7:5-6For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without [were] fightings, within [were] fears.Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favour; but [every] man’s judgment [cometh] from the LORD.
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