Isaiah 51:12

“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?
Isaiah 51:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אָנֹכִ֧י אָנֹכִ֛י ה֖וּא מְנַחֶמְכֶ֑ם מִֽי־אַ֤תְּ וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁ יָמ֔וּת וּמִבֶּן־אָדָ֖ם חָצִ֥יר יִנָּתֵֽן׃

  1. אָנֹכִ֧י'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  2. אָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  3. ה֖וּאhu'“[am] he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  4. מְנַחֶמְכֶ֑םme.na.chem.Khem“[who] comforts you”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נָחַם · “comfort” · Strong's H5162G
  5. מִֽי־mi-“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  6. אַ֤תְּ'at“[are] you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אַתְּ · “you(f.s.)” · Strong's H0859C
  7. וַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'I“and you have been afraid”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
  8. מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.osh“from a person”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  9. יָמ֔וּתya.Mut“[who] he dies”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  10. וּמִבֶּן־u.mi.ben-“and from a child of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  11. אָדָ֖ם'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  12. חָצִ֥ירcha.Tzir“[who] grass”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָצִיר · “grass” · Strong's H2682A
  13. יִנָּתֵֽן׃yi.na.Ten“he is made”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “make” · Strong's H5414I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)