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Isaiah 49:16

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14 But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”

15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!

Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.

17 Your builders hasten back; your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.

18 Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.

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BSB
Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.
KJV
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
WEB
Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. Your walls are continually before me.
ASV
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
DARBY
Lo, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls are continually before me.
BLB
Behold, on the palms I have inscribed you; your walls [are] before Me continually.
ÅB
Se, dere begge mine hender har jeg tegnet deg, dine murer står alltid for meg.
OTB
Se, jeg har inngravert deg på mine henders håndflater; dine murer er alltid foran meg.
B1930
Se, I begge mine hender har jeg tegnet dig, dine murer står alltid for mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Haggai 2:23

    On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.”

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  • Isaiah 60:18

    No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

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  • Isaiah 62:6

    On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,

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  • Song of Solomon 8:6

    Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.

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  • Isaiah 26:1

    In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.

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  • Exodus 13:9

    It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

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  • Isaiah 54:12

    I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.

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  • Psalms 48:12–13

    March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,

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