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12 The Lord says, “I am the one who comforts you.
    So why should you be afraid of people?
    They are only humans who live and die like the grass.

13 “I, the Lord, am the one who made you.
    With my power I made the earth
    and spread the sky over the earth.
But you have forgotten me,
    so you are always afraid that angry men will hurt you.
Those men planned to destroy you,
    but where are they now?

14 “People in prison will soon be made free.
    They will not die and rot in prison.
    They will have plenty of food.

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12 “I, even I, am he who comforts(A) you.
    Who are you that you fear(B) mere mortals,(C)
    human beings who are but grass,(D)
13 that you forget(E) the Lord your Maker,(F)
    who stretches out the heavens(G)
    and who lays the foundations of the earth,
that you live in constant terror(H) every day
    because of the wrath of the oppressor,
    who is bent on destruction?
For where is the wrath of the oppressor?(I)
14     The cowering prisoners will soon be set free;(J)
they will not die in their dungeon,
    nor will they lack bread.(K)

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