The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 8:12

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I am he; yea, I am he that comforteth you: Behold, who art thou, that thou shouldst be afraid of man, which shall die, and of the Son of man, which shall be made like unto grass;

Influences

Isaiah 51:12 (KJV)
I, even I, am he that comforteth you: 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;

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I am he; yea, I am he that comforteth you:. Behold, who art thou, that thou shouldst be afraid of man, whicho shall die, and of the Sson of man, whicho shall be made like unto grass;?

Simple English

I am the one who comforts you. Why are you afraid of people who will die? Why fear humans who are like grass?

Paraphrase

I am the one who comforts you. So why are you afraid of mortal men who will die, of human beings who are no more lasting than grass?