Isaiah 49:15
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Isaiah 49:15 in other translations
| BSB | “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! |
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| WEB | “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you! |
| ASV | Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee. |
| YLT | Forget doth a woman her suckling, The loved one--the son of her womb? Yea, these forget--but I--I forget not thee. |
| DARBY | Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Even these forget, but I will not forget thee. |
| BBE | Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory. |
| Webster | Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yes, they may forget, yet I will not forget thee. |
What does Isaiah 49:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 49:13-17
Let there be universal joy, for God will have mercy upon the afflicted, because of his compassion; upon his afflicted, because of his covenant. We have no more reason to question his promise and grace, than we have to question his providence and justice. Be assured that God has a tender affection for his church and people; he would not have them to be discouraged. Some mothers do neglect their children; but God's…
Isaiah 49:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 49:15
- Isaiah 44:21
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
- Psalms 103:13
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
- Matthew 7:11
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
- Jeremiah 31:20
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.
- Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
- Malachi 3:17
And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
- Lamentations 4:10
The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
- 1 Kings 3:26-27
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
- 2 Kings 6:28-29
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow. So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.
- 2 Kings 11:1-2
And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
- Romans 11:28-29
As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 3:26,27; Ps 103:13; Mal 3:17; Mt 7:11
that she should not have compassion. Heb. from havingcompassion. they may.
Le 26:29; De 28:56,57; 2Ki 6:28,29; 11:1,2; La 4:3,10; Ro 1:31
yet.
44:21; Jer 31:20; Ho 11:1; Ro 11:28,29
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Context
- Isaiah 49:14
But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
- Isaiah 49:15
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
- Isaiah 49:16
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
Isaiah 49:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Olvidaráse la mujer de lo que parió, para dejar de compadecerse del hijo de su vientre? Aunque se olviden ellas, yo no me olvidaré de ti. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Une femme oubliera-t-elle son nourrisson, pour ne pas avoir compassion du fruit de son ventre? Même celles-là oublieront;… mais moi, je ne t’oublierai pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Könnte auch ein Weib ihres Säuglings vergessen, daß sie sich nicht erbarmte über den Sohn ihres Leibes? Sollten selbst diese vergessen, ich werde deiner nicht vergessen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Numquid oblivisci potest mulier infantem suum, ut non misereatur filio uteri sui? Etsi illa oblita fuerit, ego tamen non obliviscar tui. |