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Isaiah 49:13–16

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13mSing, O heavens; and nbe joyful, O earth;

And mbreak forth into singing, oO mountains:

For the Lord hath comforted his people,

And will have mercy upon his afflicted.

14pBut Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me,

And my Lord hath forgotten me.

15Can a woman forget her sucking child,

†That she should not have compassion on qthe son of her womb?

Yea, rthey may forget,

sYet will I not forget thee.

16Behold, tI have graven thee upon the palms of my hands;

Thy walls are continually before me.

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  1. mSee ch. 44:23. & 55:12.
  2. n1 Chr. 16:31. Ps. 96:11. & 97:1 in the Heb. So Ps. 69:34.
  3. mSee ch. 44:23. & 55:12.
  4. oSee Ps. 148:9.
  5. pComp. ch. 40:27. & 54:6. & 62:4. Mal. 3:17. Matt. 7:11.
  6. †Heb. From having compassion.
  7. qSo Prov. 31:2.
  8. rComp. Ps. 27:10.
  9. sComp. Ps. 77:9.
  10. tSee Cant. 8:6. Comp. Ex. 13:9. Ps. 10:14? Rev. 13:16.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;

break forth, O mountains, into singing!

For the Lord has comforted his people

and will have compassion on his afflicted.

But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me;

my Lord has forgotten me.”

“Can a woman forget her nursing child,

that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb?

Even these may forget,

yet I will not forget you.

Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;

your walls are continually before me.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me,

the Lord has forgotten me.”

“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast

and have no compassion on the child she has borne?

Though she may forget,

I will not forget you!

See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;

your walls are ever before me.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Shout for joy, you heavens!

Earth, rejoice!

Mountains break into joyful shouts!

For the Lord has comforted his people,

and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

Zion says, “The Lord has abandoned me;

the Lord has forgotten me!”

“Can a woman forget her nursing child,

or lack compassion for the child of her womb?

Even if these forget,

yet I will not forget you.

Look, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands;

your walls are continually before me.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Sing for joy, O heavens!

Rejoice, O earth!

Burst into song, O mountains!

For the Lord has comforted his people

and will have compassion on them in their suffering.

Yet Jerusalem says, “The Lord has deserted us;

the Lord has forgotten us.”

“Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child?

Can she feel no love for the child she has borne?

But even if that were possible,

I would not forget you!

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.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Sing for joy, heavens, and rejoice, earth!

Mountains must break forth in rejoicing!

For Yahweh has comforted his people,

and he will take pity on his afflicted ones.

But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me,

and the Lord has forgotten me!”

Can a woman forget her suckling,

refrain from having compassion on the child of her womb?

Indeed, these may forget,

but I, I will not forget you!

Look, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands;

your walls are continually before me.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press