Isaiah 49:15
Can a woman forget her childe, and not haue compassion on the sonne of her wombe? though they should forget, yet wil I not forget thee.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
14But Zion saide, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
16Behold, I haue grauen thee vpon the palme of mine hands: thy walles are euer in my sight.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:29And ye shall eate ye flesh of your sonnes, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye deuoure.
1 Samuel 12:22For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great Names sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.
2 Kings 6:28Also the King said vnto her, What ayleth thee? And she answered, This woman sayde vnto me, Giue thy sonne, that we may eate him to day, and we will eate my sonne to morowe,
Psalms 103:13As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that feare him.
Isaiah 44:21Remember these (O Iaakob and Israel) for thou art my seruant: I haue formed thee: thou art my seruant: O Israel forget me not.
Jeremiah 31:20Is Ephraim my deare sonne or pleasant childe? yet since I spake vnto him, I still remembred him: therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I wil surely haue compassion vpon him, saith the Lord.
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 →