Isaiah 49:14

But Zion had said. Yahweh hath forsaken me,—Even, My Lord, hath forgotten me!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13Shout in triumph—O heavens! And exult—O earth! And break forth, ye mountains, into shouts of triumph,—For Yahweh hath comforted his people, And on his humbled ones, taketh he compassion.

15Can, a woman, forget, her sucking child, Past taking compassion on the son of her womb? Even these, may forget, Yet will, I, not forget, thee:

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Cross References

Psalms 22:1My GOD, my GOD, why hast thou forsaken me? Far from saving me, The words of my loud lamentation?

Psalms 77:6I remember my song in the night,—With my own heart, I commune, And my spirit, maketh search:—

Isaiah 40:27Wherefore, shouldest thou say, O Jacob, or speak, O Israel,—Hidden is my path from Yahweh, And from my God, my vindication, will pass?

Jeremiah 23:39therefore, behold me! I will lift you up,—and carry you away, and the city which I gave to you and to your fathers from before my face;

Lamentations 5:20Wherefore shouldst thou perpetually forget us? forsake us, to length of days?

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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