CHAPTER 49 The Servant of the Lord* 1Hear me, coastlands, listen, distant peoples.a Before birth the LORD called me, from my mother's womb he gave me my ...

15 Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.

Isaiah 49:16 Catholic Bible: Jerusalem, I can never forget you! I have written your name on the palms of my hands. Jerusalem, I can never forget you!

Thus says Yahweh: At the time of my favour I have answered you, on the day of salvation I have helped you. I have formed you and have appointed you to be the ...

The image in Isaiah 49: 16 is more masculine as God is remembering and protecting where we live. Go to Michael Fallon p. 236 for a more detailed commentary.

Isaiah 49:16. Revised Standard Version ... Behold, I have graven you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.

Isaiah 49:16-18 KJV ... Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers ...

Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

1 Pay attention, you islands, and listen closely, you far away peoples. The Lord has called me from the womb; from the womb of my mother, he has been mindful ...

See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands. Always in my mind is a picture of Jerusalem's walls in ruins. Isaiah 49:16 Catholic Bible · Isaiah 49:16 NIV · Isaiah 49:16 NLT · Isaiah 49:16 KJV