Isaiah 49:16
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands; thy walls are continually before Me.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
In Context
17Thy children make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth from thee.
Cross References
Psalms 48:12(48-13) Walk about Zion, and go round about her; count the towers thereof.
Isaiah 26:1In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; walls and bulwarks doth He appoint for salvation.
Isaiah 60:18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, desolation nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Jeremiah 22:24As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon My right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
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 →