Isaiah 49:14

But Zion said, “The Lord has given up on me; the Lord has forgotten about me.”

Free Bible Version

In The King James Version

But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

In Context

13Heavens, shout for joy! Earth, celebrate! Mountains, sing out in happiness! The Lord has come to care for his people, and he will treat his suffering people kindly.

15Really? Can a mother forget her nursing baby? Can she forget to be kind to the child she carried in her womb? Even if she could forget, I will never forget you!

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Cross References

Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan, asking for help?

Psalms 77:6I remember the songs I sang in the night. I meditate and ask myself:

Isaiah 40:27Why do you speak like this, Jacob, and why do you say, Israel, “The Lord doesn't see what's happening to me, and he's ignoring my rights!”

Jeremiah 23:39now I'm going to pick you up like a burden and throw you away, you and the city that I gave to you and your forefathers.

Lamentations 5:20So why have you forgotten us for such a long time? Why have you abandoned us for so many years?

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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