Isaiah 49:14

The people of Jerusalem say, “Yahweh has abandoned us; he has forgotten about us.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13Because of what Yahweh has promised to do, everything should shout joyfully— the sky and the earth and the mountains should sing, because Yahweh comforts his people, and he will pity those who are suffering.

15But Yahweh replies, “That is not true! ◄Can a woman forget the infant that she is nursing?/A woman certainly cannot forget the infant that she is nursing!► [RHQ] ◄Can she stop being kind to the child to whom she has given birth?/She certainly cannot stop being kind to the child to whom she has given birth!► [RHQ] But even if a woman would do that, I will not forget you!

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Cross References

Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned/deserted me? Why do you stay so far from me, and why do you not hear/help me [RHQ]? Why do you not hear me when I am groaning?

Psalms 77:6I spend the whole night thinking about things; I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:

Isaiah 40:27You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the troubles that you are experiencing? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?

Jeremiah 23:39So I, Yahweh, will get rid of you false prophets. I will expel you from my presence. And I will get rid of this city that I gave to you and to your ancestors.

Lamentations 5:20So why [RHQ] have you forgotten us? Why [RHQ] have you abandoned us for a very long time?

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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