Isaiah 51:12

Isaiah 51:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• New International Version (NIV)“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mere mortals, human beings who are but grass,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid Of a man who will die, And of the son of a man who will be made like grass?

Context of Isaiah 51:12

10Was it not You who dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep; Who made the depths of the sea a pathway For the redeemed to cross over? 11So the ransomed of the Lord will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, And everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away. “I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you are afraid of man who dies And of the son of man who is made like grass, 13That you have forgotten the Lord your Maker, Who stretched out the heavens And laid the foundations of the earth, That you fear continually all day long because of the fury of the oppressor, As he makes ready to destroy? But where is the fury of the oppressor? 14The exile will soon be set free, and will not die in the dungeon, nor will his bread be lacking.

Isaiah 51:12 word by word

אָנֹכִ֧י אָנֹכִ֛י ה֖וּא מְנַחֶמְכֶ֑ם מִֽי־אַ֤תְּ וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁ יָמ֔וּת וּמִבֶּן־אָדָ֖ם חָצִ֥יר יִנָּתֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

• comfortsנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• Whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
• are you that you are afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• manאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• who diesמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• And of the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• who is madeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• like grassחָצִירchâtsîyr · grassH2682

Cross-references for Isaiah 51:12

• Isaiah 51:3Indeed, the Lord will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her waste places. And her wilderness He will make like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord; Joy and gladness will be found in her, Thanksgiving and sound of a melody.
• Isaiah 43:25“I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.
• Isaiah 57:15For thus says the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, “I dwell on a high and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit In order to revive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite.
• Isaiah 66:13As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”
• John 14:18“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
• Acts 9:31So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.
• 2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
• 2 Corinthians 7:5For even when we came into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted on every side: conflicts without, fears within.
• Isaiah 51:7Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, A people in whose heart is My law; Do not fear the reproach of man, Nor be dismayed at their revilings.
• Isaiah 2:22Stop regarding man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils; For why should he be esteemed?
• Psalms 118:6The Lord is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me?
• Psalms 146:4His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
• Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favor, But justice for man comes from the Lord.
• Daniel 3:16Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer concerning this matter.
• Matthew 10:28Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Luke 12:4“I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do.

Commentaries on Isaiah 51:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I even I am he that comforteth you - The word I‘ is repeated here to give emphasis to the passage, and to impress deeply upon them the fact that their consolation came alone from God. The argument is, that since God was their protector and friend, they had no occasion to fear anything that man could do. Of a man that shall die - God your comforter will endure forever. But all men - even the most mighty - must soon die. And if God is our protector, what…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 The people whom Christ has redeemed with his blood, as well as by his power, will obtain joyful deliverance from every enemy. He that designs such joy for us at last, will he not work such deliverance in the mean time, as our cases require? In this world of changes, it is a short step from joy to sorrow, but in that world, sorrow shall never come in view. They prayed for the display of God's power; he answers them with consolations of his…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. comforteth--(Is 51:3; Is 40:1). thou--Zion. son of man--frail and dying as his parent Adam. be made as grass--wither as grass (Is 40:6, 7).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 51:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Cowardice
• Death
• Holy Spirit
• Life
• Persecution
• War

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Commentaries on Isaiah 51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings