15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child
And have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget, but (A)I will not forget you.
16 “Behold, I have (B)inscribed you on the palms of My hands;
Your (C)walls are continually before Me.
17 “Your [a]builders hurry;
Your (D)destroyers and devastators
Will depart from you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:17 So ancient versions and DSS; M.T. reads sons

15 “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
    and have no compassion on the child(A) she has borne?
Though she may forget,
    I will not forget you!(B)
16 See, I have engraved(C) you on the palms of my hands;
    your walls(D) are ever before me.
17 Your children hasten back,
    and those who laid you waste(E) depart from you.

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