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.
That she should not have compassion
General references
Bible References
A woman
1 Kings 3:26
The woman whose child was still alive cried out to the king, because her heart yearned for her son. "Oh no, your majesty!" she said. "Give her the living child. Please don't kill him." But the other woman said, "Cut him in half! That way, he'll belong to neither one of us."
Psalm 103:13
As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him.
Malachi 3:17
"They'll be mine," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "in the day when I prepare my treasured possession. I'll spare them, just as a man spares his own son who serves him.
Matthew 7:11
So if you 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 keep on asking him!
That she should not have compassion
Leviticus 26:29
At that time, you'll eat the flesh of your sons and you'll eat the flesh of your daughters.
Deuteronomy 28:56
The most tender and sensitive lady among you, who doesn't venture to touch the soles of her feet to the ground on account of her daintiness, will look with hostility in her eyes against her beloved husband, her sons, and her daughters.
2 Kings 6:28
Then the king asked her, "What's bothering you?"
2 Kings 11:1
As soon as Ahaziah's mother Athaliah learned that her son had died, she seized the throne and executed the entire royal bloodline.
Lamentations 4:3
Even wild animals nurse, suckling their young; but the women of my people are cruel, like ostriches in the wilderness.
Romans 1:31
foolish, faithless, heartless, and ruthless.
Yet
Isaiah 44:21
"Remember these things, Jacob, Israel, for you are my servant. I have formed you; you are a servant to me. Israel, you must not mislead me.
Jeremiah 31:20
"Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? Indeed, as often as I've spoken about him, I surely still remember him. Therefore I deeply yearn for him. I'll surely have great compassion on him," declares the LORD.
Hosea 11:1
"When Israel was a young child I loved him, and from Egypt I called my son.
Romans 11:28
As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake, but as far as election is concerned, they are loved for the sake of their ancestors.
General references
Luke 1:54
He helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,