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Isaiah 49:15-16 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 49 · verses 15–16 · King James Version
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 49:15-16 · King James Version
Isaiah 49:15-16 in context
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 44:21
- 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 →
- forgetshâkachto mislayH7911 →
- gravenchâqaqproperly, to hackH2710 →
- womanʼishshâha womanH802 →
- childʻûwla babeH5764 →
- handskaphthe hollow hand or palmH3709 →
- wallschôwmâha wall of protectionH2346 →
- wombbeṭenthe belly, especially the wombH990 →
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