Then the angel of Adonai said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So he arose and went down with him to the king.
Isaiah 51:12 - Tree of Life Version “I, I am the One who comforts you. Who are you that you should fear man, who dies, or a son of man, who is given up like grass?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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? |
Then the angel of Adonai said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So he arose and went down with him to the king.
His breath departs, he returns to his dust. In that very day his plans perish.
Many seek an audience with a ruler, but from Adonai one receives justice.
Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust and will not be afraid. For the Lord Adonai is my strength and my song. He also has become my salvation.”
Stop trusting in mankind —whose breath is in his nose— for what is he really worth?
I, I am the One who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and will not remember your sins.
Shout for joy, heavens! Rejoice, earth! Break forth into ringing shouts, O mountains! For Adonai has comforted His people and has compassion on His afflicted.”
For Adonai will comfort Zion. He will comfort all her waste places. He will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of Adonai. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and a sound of melody.
Break forth in joy, sing together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for Adonai has comforted His people. He has redeemed Jerusalem.
“Whom was it you dreaded and feared, so that you lied. But you did not remember Me or take it to heart? Have I not kept silent a long time— yet you do not fear Me?
to proclaim the year of Adonai’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn
As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you, so you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
“Do not say: ‘It’s a conspiracy!’ about everything that these people call a conspiracy. You must not fear or tremble at what they fear.
Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah: “I am afraid of the Judeans who have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they hand me over to them and they abuse me.”
away from the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of them, since Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.
“But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them. Do not fear their words, though thistles and thorns are beside you and you sit among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or be dismayed by their looks—for they are a rebellious house.
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
So Messiah’s community throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had shalom and was built up. Walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, it kept multiplying.
For, “All humanity is like grass, And all its glory like a wildflower. The grass withers, and the flower falls off,
Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned! For I have transgressed against the word of Adonai and your words—because I feared the people and listened to their voice.
But when Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and very terrified.
David took these words to heart, and he became so afraid of King Achish of Gath