11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 51:12
“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 will be made as grass?
Isaiah 51:12 in 11 translations
- 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 will be made as grass?
- 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;
- 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?
- 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;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- “I [am] He who comforts you, || Who [are] you—and you are afraid of man? He dies! And of the son of man—he is made [like] grass!
- FBV Free Bible Version
- It's me, yes, I am the one who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortals who die just like 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!
- DBY Darby Translation
- I, [even] I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou fearest a man that shall die, and the son of man that shall become as grass;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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 who shall be made as grass;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “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 will be made as grass?
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- 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?
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| אָנֹכִ֧י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | I | H595 אָֽנֹכִ֫י I |
| אָנֹכִ֛י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | even I | H595 אָֽנֹכִ֫י I |
| ה֖וּא | hū | am He | H1931 הוּא he/she/it |
| מְנַחֶמְכֶ֑ם | mə·na·ḥem·ḵem | who comforts you | H5162 נָחַם to be sorry: comfort |
| מִֽי־ | mî- | Why | H4310 מִי who? |
| אַ֤תְּ | ’at | should you | H859 אַתָּ֫ה you(m.s.) |
| וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ | wat·tî·rə·’î | be afraid | H3372 יָרֵא to fear |
| מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁ | mê·’ĕ·nō·wōš | man | H582 אֱנוֹשׁ human |
| יָמ֔וּת | yā·mūṯ | of mortal | H4191 מוּת to die |
| וּמִבֶּן־ | ū·mib·ben- | of a son | H1121 בֵּן son: child |
| אָדָ֖ם | ’ā·ḏām | of man | H120 אָדָם man |
| חָצִ֥יר | ḥā·ṣîr | like grass | H2682 חָצִיר grass |
| יִנָּתֵֽן׃ | yin·nā·ṯên | who withers | H5414 נָתַן to give: give |
Related verses
- Psalm 118:6
Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Isaiah 2:22
Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he?
- 1 Peter 1:24
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;
- John 14:26–27
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you. Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
- John 14:18
I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.
- 2 Corinthians 1:3–5
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.
- James 1:10–11
and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away. For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.
- Isaiah 66:13
As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you. You will be comforted in Jerusalem.”
- Isaiah 51:3
For Yahweh has comforted Zion. He has comforted all her waste places, and has made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Yahweh. Joy and gladness will be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
- Isaiah 57:15–18
For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls whom I have made. I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness, and struck him; I hid myself and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart. …
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In context
10 Isn’t it you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?
11 Those ransomed by Yahweh will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy shall be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
12 “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 will be made as grass?
13 Have you forgotten Yahweh your Maker, who stretched out the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth? Do you live in fear continually all day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he prepares to destroy? Where is the fury of the oppressor?
14 The captive exile will speedily be freed; and he will not die and go down into the pit, and his bread will not fail.
Read all of Isaiah 51 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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