Isaiah 49:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Isaiah 49:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.

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KJV

King James Version

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me.

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WEB

World English Bible

Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. Your walls are continually before me.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Isaiah 49

¹⁴ But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”

¹⁵ “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!

¹⁶ Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.

¹⁷ Your builders hasten back; your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.

¹⁸ Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.

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