Isaiah 49:15

“Can a woman forget her nursing child,
or lack compassion for the child of her womb?
Even if these forget,
yet I will not forget you.

Isaiah 44:21

Remember these things, Jacob,
and Israel, for you are My servant;
I formed you, you are My servant;
Israel, you will never be forgotten by Me.

Leviticus 26:29

You will eat the flesh of your sons; you will eat the flesh of your daughters.

1 Kings 3:26-27

The woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she felt great compassion for her son. “My lord, give her the living baby,” she said, “but please don’t have him killed!”

But the other one said, “He will not be mine or yours. Cut him in two!”

2 Kings 6:28-29

Then the king asked her, “What’s the matter?”

She said, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, and we will eat him today. Then we will eat my son tomorrow.’

2 Kings 11:1-2

When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.

Psalm 103:13

As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.

Jeremiah 31:20

Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to Me,
a delightful child?
Whenever I speak against him,
I certainly still think about him.
Therefore, My inner being yearns for him;
I will truly have compassion on him.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Lamentations 4:3

ג GimelEven jackals offer their breasts
to nurse their young,
but my dear people have become cruel
like ostriches in the wilderness.

Lamentations 4:10

י YodThe hands of compassionate women
have cooked their own children;
they became their food
during the destruction of my dear people.

Hosea 11:1

When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called My son.

Malachi 3:17

“They will be Mine,” says the Lord of Hosts, “a special possession on the day I am preparing. I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.

Matthew 7:11

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Romans 1:31

undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, and unmerciful.

Romans 11:28-29

Regarding the gospel, they are enemies for your advantage, but regarding election, they are loved because of the patriarchs,

Deuteronomy 28:56-57

The most sensitive and refined woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground because of her refinement and sensitivity, will begrudge the husband she embraces, her son, and her daughter,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

General references

Bible References

A woman

1 Kings 3:26
The woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she felt great compassion for her son. “My lord, give her the living baby,” she said, “but please don’t have him killed!”

But the other one said, “He will not be mine or yours. Cut him in two!”
Psalm 103:13
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
Malachi 3:17
“They will be Mine,” says the Lord of Hosts, “a special possession on the day I am preparing. I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.
Matthew 7:11
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

That she should not have compassion

Leviticus 26:29
You will eat the flesh of your sons; you will eat the flesh of your daughters.
Deuteronomy 28:56
The most sensitive and refined woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground because of her refinement and sensitivity, will begrudge the husband she embraces, her son, and her daughter,
2 Kings 6:28
Then the king asked her, “What’s the matter?”

She said, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, and we will eat him today. Then we will eat my son tomorrow.’
2 Kings 11:1
When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
Lamentations 4:3
ג GimelEven jackals offer their breasts
to nurse their young,
but my dear people have become cruel
like ostriches in the wilderness.
Romans 1:31
undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, and unmerciful.

Yet

Isaiah 44:21
Remember these things, Jacob,
and Israel, for you are My servant;
I formed you, you are My servant;
Israel, you will never be forgotten by Me.
Jeremiah 31:20
Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to Me,
a delightful child?
Whenever I speak against him,
I certainly still think about him.
Therefore, My inner being yearns for him;
I will truly have compassion on him.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called My son.
Romans 11:28
Regarding the gospel, they are enemies for your advantage, but regarding election, they are loved because of the patriarchs,

General references

Luke 1:54
He has helped His servant Israel,
mindful of His mercy,

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