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Isaiah 49:16 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 49 · verse 16
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.Isaiah 49:16 · King James Version
Isaiah 49:16 in context
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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- gravenchâqaqproperly, to hackH2710 →
- handskaphthe hollow hand or palmH3709 →
- wallschôwmâha wall of protectionH2346 →
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The scope of these verses is to show that the return of the people of God out of their captivity, and the eternal redemption to be wrought out by Christ (of which that was a type), would be great occasions of joy to the church and great proofs of the tender care God has of the church. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-17