“Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.”

Isaiah 49:16 (KJV) |

Isaiah 49:16

From Isaiah 49, in the Book of Isaiah (Old Testament).

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14

But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

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.

16

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

17

Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.

18

Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, 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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