Isaiah 49:15

Will a woman forget her owne infant, and not pitie the sonne of her owne wombe? And though they do forget, yet wyll I not forget thee.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

14But Sion sayde: God hath forsaken me, and my Lorde hath forgotten me.

16Beholde, I haue written thee vp vpon my handes, thy walles are euer in my syght.

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Cross References

Isaiah 44:21Consider this O Iacob and Israel, for thou art my seruaunt: I made thee that thou mightest serue me, O Israel forget me not.

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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