Isaiah 49:15
Will a woman forget her child, so as not to have compassion upon the offspring of her womb? but if a woman should even forget these, yet I will not forget thee, saith the Lord.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
14But Zion said, The Lord has forsaken me, and, The Lord has forgotten me.
16Behold, I have painted thy walls on my hands, and thou art continually before me.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:29And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.
1 Samuel 12:22For the Lord will not cast off his people for his great name’s sake, because the Lord graciously took you to himself for a people.
2 Kings 6:28And the king said to her, What is the matter with thee? And the woman said to him, This woman said to me, Give thy son, and we will eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.
Psalms 103:13He waters the mountains from his chambers: 1 The earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works. 1
Isaiah 44:21Remember these things, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant; I have formed thee to be my servant: and do thou, Israel, not forget me.
Jeremiah 31:20Moab is put to shame, because he is broken: howl and cry; proclaim in Arnon, that Moab has perished.
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 →