Isaiah 51:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹² I, I am he who comforts you; why then are you afraid of a mere mortal who must die, a human being who fades like grass?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² I, even I, am He Who comforts you. Who are you, that you should be afraid of man, who shall die, and of a son of man, who shall be made [as destructible] as grass,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² 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;

Common English Bible

¹² I, I am the one who comforts you. Why should you fear humans who will die, mortals who are treated like grass?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² It is I, I myself, who will console you. Who are you that you would be afraid of a mortal man, and of a son of man, who will wither like the grass?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² I, I myself, will comfort you. Who art thou, that thou shouldst be afraid of a mortal man and of the son of man who shall wither away like grass?

Isaiah 51:12 Cross References

2 Kings 1:15

Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So he set out and went down with him to the king

Psalm 118:6

With the Lord on my side I do not fear. What can mortals do to me?

Psalm 146:4

When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish.

Psalm 92:7

though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever,

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the favor of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.

Isaiah 12:2

Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and will not be afraid, for the Lord is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation.”

Isaiah 2:22

[[Turn away from mortals, who have only breath in their nostrils, for of what account are they?]]

Isaiah 40:1

Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God.

Isaiah 43:25

I alone am the one who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

Isaiah 49:13

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his suffering ones.

Isaiah 51:3

For the Lord will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places and will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.

Isaiah 52:9

Break forth; shout together for joy, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem.

Isaiah 57:11

Whom did you dread and fear so that you lied and did not remember me or give me a thought? Have I not kept silent and closed my eyes, and so you do not fear me?

Isaiah 61:2

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

Isaiah 66:13

As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 8:12

“Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what it fears or be in dread.

Jeremiah 38:19

King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Judeans who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for I might be handed over to them, and they would abuse me.”

Jeremiah 41:18

because of the Chaldeans, for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

Ezekiel 2:6

And you, O mortal, do not be afraid of them, and do not be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words, and do not be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

Matthew 10:28

Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

John 14:18

“I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you.

Acts 9:31

Meanwhile the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

1 Peter 1:24

For “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,

1 Samuel 15:24

Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

1 Samuel 17:11

When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

1 Samuel 21:13

So he changed his behavior before them; he pretended to be mad when in their presence. He scratched marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard.