12 “I, even I, am He ^awho comforts you.
Who are you that you should be afraid
^bOf a man who will die,
And of the son of a man who will be made ^clike grass? ‡

13 And ^ayou forget the Lord your Maker,
^bWho stretched out the heavens
And laid the foundations of the earth;
You have feared continually every day
Because of the fury of the oppressor,
When he has prepared to destroy.
^cAnd where is the fury of the oppressor? ‡

15 But I am the Lord your God,
Who ^adivided the sea whose waves roared—
The Lord of hosts is His name. ‡

16 And ^aI have put My words in your mouth;
^bI have covered you with the shadow of My hand,
^cThat I may¹ plant the heavens,
Lay the foundations of the earth,
And say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’ ” ‡