Isaiah

Isaiah 49:14–17

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.

¹⁷Your builders^g hasten back;

your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.

Footnotes

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.

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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your builders	בָּנָ֑יִךְ	bā·nā·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H1121 son
hasten back	מִֽהֲר֖וּ	mi·hă·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H4116 hasten
your destroyers	מְהָֽרְסַ֥יִךְ	mə·hā·rə·sa·yiḵ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H2040 throw down, break or tear down
and wreckers	וּמַחֲרִבַ֖יִךְ	ū·ma·ḥă·ri·ḇa·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H2717 be dry, dried up
depart	יֵצֵֽאוּ׃	yê·ṣê·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
from you	מִמֵּ֥ךְ	mim·mêḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not