Isaiah
Isaiah 49:15
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!
Word by word
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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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.