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Isaiah 51:12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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;

Isaiah 51:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 51:12

Theological / Devotional

I, even I. Literally, “I, I.” Repetition of the pronoun emphasizes the Lord as the source of Israel’s confidence. If God is with them, who can be against them (see Rom. 8:31)? There is no other help.

Comforteth. See on ch. 40:1.

As grass. See on ch. 40:6.

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