“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;”
The reassurance 'I, I am he who comforts you; why then are you afraid of mere mortals who fade like grass?' establishes God as the source of comfort and establishes the relative insignificance of human opposition against divine power. The double 'I, I' emphasizes the intensity of divine commitment to comfort. The comparison of mortals to grass invokes the transience of human power and authority. This verse moves from external comfort (return, celebration) to internal comfort (fear-removal).
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