Isaiah 49:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Isaiah 49:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 49:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 49:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. Your walls are continually before me.”

Isaiah 49:16 — World English Bible

Isaiah 49:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Isaiah 49:16 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 49:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Lo, on the palms of the hand I have graven thee, Thy walls <FI>are<Fi> before Me continually.”

Isaiah 49:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 49:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Lo, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls are continually before me. ”

Isaiah 49:16 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 49:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Behold, I haue grauen thee vpon the palme of mine hands: thy walles are euer in my sight.”

Isaiah 49:16 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 49:16 in Context — Isaiah 49

14 But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my 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, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

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

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

18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.

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What Does Isaiah 49:16 Mean?

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