16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.


In Context

13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.

14 But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the 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, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.

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

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

18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith Jehovah, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, and gird thyself with them, like a bride.

Isaiah 49:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

49:16See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

49:16Behold, I have graven thee in my hands: thy walls are always before my eyes.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:16Lo, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

49:16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:16Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

49:16Lo, on the palms of the hand I have graven thee, Thy walls are before Me continually.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:16Behold, I have graven you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.