Isaiah 49:15
Can an isha forget her nursing baby, 1 that she should not have rachamim on her ben beten? 1 Indeed, they may forget, 1 yet I will not forget thee. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
14But Tziyon said: Hashem hath forsaken me, 1 and Adonoi hath forgotten me. 1
16Behold, I have engraved thee upon the palms of My hands; 1 thy chomot are continually before Me. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 26:29And ye shall eat the basar of your banim, and the basar of your banot shall ye eat.
1 Samuel 12:22For Hashem will not forsake His people for the sake of Shmo Hagedol; because it hath pleased Hashem to make you His people.
2 Kings 6:28And HaMelech said unto her, What troubleth thee? And she answered, This isha said unto me, Give thy ben, that we may eat him hayom (today), and we will eat beni (my son) machar (tomorrow).
Psalms 103:13As an av has compassion on banim 1 so Hashem has compassion on them that fear Him. 1
Isaiah 44:21Remember these things, O Ya'akov and Yisroel; 1 for thou art avdi; 1 I have formed thee; thou art an eved to Me; 1 O Yisroel, do not forget Me! 1
Jeremiah 31:20Set thee up tziyyunim (roadmarks, road signs), 1 make thee tamurim (guideposts); 1 set thine lev upon the highway, 1 even the derech thou art now walking; 1 turn back, O Betulat Yisroel, 1 turn back to these thy towns. 1
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 →