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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?”

Isaiah 51:12

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Isaiah 51 speaks to exiles who feel forgotten. The Lord urges them to look to Abraham and to the God who made the heavens, and he repeats promises of comfort.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“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?

World English Bible (WEB)

“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?

King James Version (KJV)

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;

American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

I, even I, am your comforter: are you so poor in heart as to be in fear of man who will come to an end, and of the son of man who will be like grass?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Yo, yo soy vuestro consolador. ¿Quién eres tú para que tengas temor del hombre, que es mortal, del hijo del hombre, que por heno será contado?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Yo, sí, yo soy el que te conforta y te da todo este gozo. Así pues, ¿por qué temer a los simples mortales que cual la hierba se marchitan y desaparecen?

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