Isaiah 49:16

See, your name is marked on my hands; your walls are ever before me.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.

17Your builders are coming quickly; your haters and those who made you waste will go out of you.

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Cross References

Psalms 48:12\48:11\Let there be joy in the mountain of Zion, and let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of your wise decisions.

Isaiah 26:1In that day will this song be made in the land of Judah: We have a strong town; he will make salvation our walls and towers.

Isaiah 60:18Violent acts will no longer be seen in your land, wasting or destruction in your limits; but your walls will be named, Salvation, and your doors Praise.

Jeremiah 22:24By my life, says the Lord, even if Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, was the ring on my right hand, even from there I would have you pulled off;

Revelation 21:10And he took me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and let me see the holy town Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 49:14-18

Encouragement to Zion. ( b. c. 706.) 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. 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. 16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually… Read the whole commentary →

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