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Isaiah 49:13-16 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 49 · verses 13–16 · King James Version
13Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. 14But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. 15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. 16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.Isaiah 49:13-16 · King James Version
Isaiah 49:13-16 in context
11And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
12Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
13Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
14But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
17Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
18Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.
Cross references
- Isaiah 44:23
- Isaiah 44:21
- Psalms 103:13
- Matthew 7:11
- Jeremiah 31:20
- Hosea 11:1
- Malachi 3:17
- Lamentations 4:10
- Haggai 2:23
- Isaiah 62:6
- Isaiah 60:18
- Song of Solomon 8:6
Key words (Strong's)
- compassionrâchamto fondleH7355 →
- mountainshara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- comfortednâchamproperly, to sighH5162 →
- forsakenʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- heavensshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- singingrinnâhproperly, a creakingH7440 →
- joyfulgîylproperly, to spin roundH1523 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
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