12 Do not call everything a conspiracy
that these people say is a conspiracy.(A)
Do not fear what they fear;(B)
do not be terrified.
13 You are to regard only the Lord of Armies as holy.(C)
Only he should be feared;(D)
only he should be held in awe.

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12 I—I am the one who comforts you.
Who are you that you should fear humans who die,(A)
or a son of man who is given up like grass?(B)
13 But you have forgotten the Lord, your Maker,
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.(C)
You are in constant dread all day long
because of the fury of the oppressor,
who has set himself to destroy.
But where is the fury of the oppressor?(D)

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Do not be afraid of anyone,(A)
for I will be with you to rescue you.(B)
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness,(A) you are blessed. Do not fear them[a](B) or be intimidated,[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:14 Or Do not fear what they fear
  2. 3:14 Is 8:12

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