Isaiah 49:14
12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
13 Sing, 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.
But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
15 Can 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.
16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”
- KJV
- But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
- WEB
- But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”
- ASV
- But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.
- DARBY
- But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.
- BLB
- And Zion said: “YHWH has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.”
- ÅB
- Sion sa: Herren har forlatt meg, Herren har glemt meg.
- OTB
- Men Sion klaget, “Herren har forlatt meg; Herren husker meg ikke lenger.”
- B1930
- Sion sa: Herren har forlatt mig, Herren har glemt mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 40:27
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
Read in contextPsalms 22:1
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
Read in contextRomans 11:1–5
I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Read in contextLamentations 5:20
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
Read in contextPsalms 89:38–46
But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
Read in contextPsalms 31:22
For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
Read in contextJeremiah 23:39
Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:
Read in contextPsalms 77:6–9
I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
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