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

10Did you not dry up the sea, the waters of the great deep? Did you not make a path through the depths of the sea, so those delivered from bondage could cross over? 11Those whom the Lord has ransomed will return; they will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear. “I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass? 13Why do you forget the Lord, who made you, who stretched out the sky and founded the earth? Why do you constantly tremble all day long at the anger of the oppressor, when he makes plans to destroy? Where is the anger of the oppressor? 14The one who suffers will soon be released; he will not die in prison, he will not go hungry.

Isaiah 51:12 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• he that comfortethנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• thou, that thou shouldest be afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• of a manאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• shall dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and of the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• shall be madeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• grassחָצִירchâtsîyr · grassH2682

Cross-references for Isaiah 51:12

• Isaiah 51:3Certainly the Lord will console Zion; he will console all her ruins. He will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the Garden of the Lord. Happiness and joy will be restored to her, thanksgiving and the sound of music.
• Isaiah 43:25I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.
• Isaiah 57:15For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: “I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
• Isaiah 66:13As a mother consoles a child, so I will console you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”
• John 14:18“I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.
• Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.
• 2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed is 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 body had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way – struggles from the outside, fears from within.
• Isaiah 51:7Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who are aware of my law! Don’t be afraid of the insults of men; don’t be discouraged because of their abuse!
• Isaiah 2:22Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?
• Psalms 118:6The Lord is on my side, I am not afraid! What can people do to me?
• Psalms 146:4Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.
• Proverbs 29:26Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.
• Daniel 3:16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to King Nebuchadnezzar, “We do not need to give you a reply concerning this.
• Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Luke 12:4“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more 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