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I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass;
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God is Your Personal Comforter
Multiple commentators highlight the emphatic repetition of "I, even I." This isn't just a casual promise; it's God Himself declaring that He is the direct, personal, and ultimate source of all true comfort. This repetition is meant to give absolute assurance that your help comes from the highest and most powerful authority in existence.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I even I am he that comforteth you - The word ‘I’ is repeated here to give emphasis to the passage, and to impress deeply upon them…
19th Century
Anglican
I, even I. —The iterated pronoun emphasizes the true grounds of confidence. If God be with us, what matter is it who may be agains…
Baptist
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;
You see th…
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16th Century
Protestant
I, I am. Here the Lord not only promises grace and salvation to the Jews, but remonstrates with them for refusing to believe him and for v…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I, even I, am he that comforts you This is an answer to the prayer of the prophet, or the church by him, in which th…
The people whom Christ has redeemed with His blood, as well as by His power, will obtain joyful deliverance from every enemy. He who designs such j…
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13th Century
Catholic
Give ear to me, you that follow justice. Here he addresses the second obstacle to their liberation, which might be assumed from …
