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12 I, even I, am the one who comforts you.
Who are you, Zion,[a] that you fear humans, who die,
or a child of Adam, who passes away like grass?
13 You have forgotten the Lord, your Creator,
who stretches out the heavens,
who makes the earth stand firm.
You tremble continually all day,
because of the rage of the oppressor,
who is preparing to destroy.
But where is the rage of the oppressor now?
14 The prisoner[b] will soon be released.
He will not die and go to the pit,
and he will not lack bread.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:12 The pronouns are feminine, addressing Zion as a woman.
  2. Isaiah 51:14 The meaning of this term is uncertain.