Isaiah

Isaiah 49:15–16

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.

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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

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

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.