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 you, says the Lord.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
14But Sion said, The Lord has forsaken me, and, The Lord has forgotten me.
16Behold, I have painted your walls on my hands, and you are continually before me.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:29And you⌃ shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall you⌃ 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 you? And the woman said to him, This woman said to me, Give your son, and we will eat him today, and we will eat my son to-morrow.
Psalms 103:13He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of your works. 1
Isaiah 44:21Remember these things, O Jacob and Israel; for you are my servant; I have formed you to be my servant: and do you, 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 →