Isaiah
Isaiah 49:14–16
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!
16Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands;
your walls are ever before Me.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 49:14
| 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 |
Isaiah 49:15
| 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 |
Isaiah 49:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | הֵ֥ן | hên | Interjection | H2005 lo! behold |
| I have inscribed you | חַקֹּתִ֑יךְ | ḥaq·qō·ṯîḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular | H2710 cut in, inscribe, decree |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the palms of My hands | כַּפַּ֖יִם | kap·pa·yim | Noun - fd | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| your walls | חוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְ | ḥō·w·mō·ṯa·yiḵ | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H2346 wall |
| are ever | תָּמִֽיד׃ | tā·mîḏ | Adverb | H8548 continuity |
| before Me | נֶגְדִּ֖י | neḡ·dî | Preposition; first person common singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
Cross-references
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
Isaiah 49:16 Haggai 2:23 · Isaiah 60:18 · Isaiah 62:6 · Song of Solomon 8:6 · Isaiah 26:1 · Exodus 13:9 · Psalm 48:12–13 · Isaiah 54:12 · Revelation 21:10–21 · Jeremiah 22:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.