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Isaiah 49:16

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14 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.

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.

18 Lift 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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Compare

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

    In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.

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  • Isaiah 60:18

    Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

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  • Isaiah 62:6

    I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

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  • Song of Solomon 8:6

    Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

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  • Isaiah 26:1

    In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.

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  • Exodus 13:9

    And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

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  • Isaiah 54:12

    And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

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  • Psalms 48:12–13

    Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

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