Isaiah

Isaiah 49:14–15

¹⁴But 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!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Zion	צִיּ֖וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
said	וַתֹּ֥אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
The LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has forsaken me	עֲזָבַ֣נִי	‘ă·zā·ḇa·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the Lord	וַאדֹנָ֖י	wa·ḏō·nāy	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
has forgotten me	שְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃	šə·ḵê·ḥā·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7911 forget

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Can a woman	אִשָּׁה֙	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
forget	הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח	hă·ṯiš·kaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7911 forget
her nursing child	עוּלָ֔הּ	‘ū·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5764 sucking child, suckling
or lack compassion	מֵרַחֵ֖ם	mê·ra·ḥêm	Preposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7355 love
for the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of her womb	בִּטְנָ֑הּ	biṭ·nāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H990 belly, body, womb
Even if	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
she	אֵ֣לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
could forget	תִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָה	ṯiš·kaḥ·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H7911 forget
I will	וְאָנֹכִ֖י	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
forget you	אֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃	’eš·kā·ḥêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular	H7911 forget

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 49:14 Isaiah 40:27 · Romans 11:1–5

Isaiah 49:15 Psalm 103:13 · Isaiah 44:21 · Matthew 7:11 · Jeremiah 31:20 · Hosea 11:1 · Malachi 3:17 · Lamentations 4:10 · 1 Kings 3:26–27 · 2 Kings 6:28–29 · 2 Kings 11:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.