14 But Zion said, The Lord hath [a]forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

15 Can a woman forget her child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? though they should forget, yet will I not forget thee.

16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palm of mine [b]hands: thy [c]walls are ever in my sight.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:14 He objecteth what the faithful might say in their long affliction, and answereth thereunto to comfort them, with a most proper similitude, and full of consolation.
  2. Isaiah 49:16 Because I would not forget thee.
  3. Isaiah 49:16 Meaning, the good order of policy, and discipline.

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