Isaiah 49:14

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

Why do thou say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, My way is hid from LORD. And the justice [due] to me is passed away from my God?

My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me, far from helping me, [and] the words of my groaning?

As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes. Nevertheless thou heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to thee.

I call to remembrance my song in the night. I commune with my own heart, and my spirit makes diligent search.

But thou have cast off and rejected. Thou have been angry with thine anointed.

I say therefore, did God thrust away his people? May it not happen! For I also am an Israelite from the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

How long, O LORD? Will thou forget me forever? How long will thou hide thy face from me?

therefore, behold, I will utterly forget you. And I will cast you off, and the city that I gave to you and to your fathers, away from my presence.

Why do thou forget us forever, [and] forsake us so long time?

He helped his boy Israel to be reminded of mercy,