Verse 15
Isaiah 49:15
Free Bible Version
15
Really? Can a mother forget her nursing baby? Can she forget to be kind to the child she carried in her womb? Even if she could forget, I will never forget you!
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֲ/תִשְׁכַּ֤ח אִשָּׁה֙ עוּלָ֔/הּ מֵ/רַחֵ֖ם בֶּן בִּטְנָ֑/הּ גַּם אֵ֣לֶּה תִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָה וְ/אָנֹכִ֖י לֹ֥א אֶשְׁכָּחֵֽ/ךְ
English Translation
"Will a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, they may forget, yet I will not forget you."
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