Isaiah 49:16
“Behold, I haue grauen thee vpon the palmes of my hands: thy walles are continually before mee.”
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Isaiah 49:16 Context
14But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. 15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not haue compassion on the sonne of her wombe? yea they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. 16Behold, I haue grauen thee vpon the palmes of my hands: thy walles are continually before mee. 17Thy children shal make haste, thy destroyers, and they that made thee waste, shall goe forth of thee. 18¶ Lift vp thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselues together and come to thee: as I liue, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee as a bride doeth.
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Other Translations for Isaiah 49:16
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me.
- King James Version
"Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms {of My hands;} Your walls are continually before Me.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
- American Standard Version (1901)
See, your name is marked on my hands; your walls are ever before me.
- Basic English Bible
Lo, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls are continually before me.
- Darby Bible
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
- Webster's Bible
Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
- World English Bible
Lo, on the palms of the hand I have graven thee, Thy walls [are] before Me continually.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands; thy walls are continually before Me.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 49:16
49:16 Graven - He alludes to the common practice of men who put signs upon their hands or fingers of such things as they would remember.