Isaiah 49:15

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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.

A woman

That she should not have compassion

Yet

General references

Luke 1:54

Bible References

A woman

And the woman to whom the living son, will say to the king, for her bowels were warm upon her son, and she will say, With leave, my lord, ye shall give to her the living child, and slaying, ye shall not slay him. And this said, It shall not be even to me, even to thee; divide it

As a father compassionating over his sons, Jehovah compassionated those fearing him.

And they were to me, said Jehovah of armies, for the day which I make wealth; and I spared for them as a man will spare for the son serving him.

If ye, therefore, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children how much more will your Father which is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?

That she should not have compassion

And ye ate the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat.

She tender and delicate in thee, who tried not to set the sole of her foot upon the earth from delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil upon the husband of her bosom, and upon her son, and upon her daughter,

And the king will say to her, What to thee? and she will say, This woman said to me, Thou shalt give thy son, and we will eat him this day, and my son we will eat to-morrow.

And Athaliah mother of Ahaziah, and she saw that her son dead; and she will rise and destroy all the seed of the kingdom.

Also the dragons draw out the breast, they suckled their sucklings: the daughter of my people violent as the ostriches in the desert.

Destitute of understanding, unsteady, devoid of natural affection, implacable, merciless:

Yet

Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I formed thee; a servant to me: thou Israel shalt not forget me.

Is Ephraim a precious son to me? if a child of delights? for whenever my speaking against him, remembering, I shall remember him yet; for this the bowels were put in motion to me compassionating, I will compassionate him, says Jehovah.

When Israel was a child, and I loved him, and I called for my son out of Egypt

Truly concerning the good news, enemies for you: and concerning the selection, beloved for the fathers.

General references

He succored Israel his servant, remembering mercy;