Isaiah 49:16
Behold, upon the palms of my hands have I engraved thee; thy walls are continually before me.
Leeser Tanakh
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 come in haste; thy destroyers and they that laid thee waste shall go away from thee.
Cross References
Psalms 48:12(48:13) Compass Zion about, and walk round about her; number her towers.
Isaiah 26:1On that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: A strong city have we; his aid will he grant [us] as walls and defence.
Isaiah 60:18There shall not be heard any wore violence in thy land, wasting and destruction within thy boundaries; but thou shalt call, Salvation, thy walls, and thy gates, Praise.
Jeremiah 22:24As I live, saith the Lord, though Conyahu the son of Jehoyakim the king of Judah were a signet upon my right hand, yet for a surety would I thence pluck thee;
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 →