Isaiah

Isaiah 51:12

¹²“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?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָנֹכִ֧י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
even I	אָנֹכִ֛י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am He	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
who comforts you	מְנַחֶמְכֶ֑ם	mə·na·ḥem·ḵem	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5162 be sorry, console
Why	מִֽי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
should you	אַ֤תְּ	’at	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
be afraid	וַתִּֽירְאִי֙	wat·tî·rə·’î	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3372 fear
of mortal	יָמ֔וּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
man	מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁ	mê·’ĕ·nō·wōš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
of a son	וּמִבֶּן־	ū·mib·ben-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who withers	יִנָּתֵֽן׃	yin·nā·ṯên	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
like grass	חָצִ֥יר	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2682 green grass, herbage

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.