Isaiah 49:16

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

"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me." - Isaiah 49:16
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What does Isaiah 49:16 mean?

Isaiah 49:16 in the KJV reads, “Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.” It comes as God’s answer to a fear that Zion speaks a few verses earlier: “The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me” (Isaiah 49:14). The…

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Graven on His Palms: The Unforgettable God

“Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.” (Isaiah 49:16, KJV) There are moments when the heart whispers a fearful question: Have I been forgotten? It may come after prayers that seem unanswered, after long seasons of waiting…

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Graven Upon the Palms of Thy Hands: A Prayer of Remembering, Restoration, and Steadfast Hope

O Lord God Almighty, Holy and Faithful One, I come before Thee in reverence and quiet trust, lifting my heart to Thee and anchoring my soul in Thy sure Word. I thank Thee that Thou art not forgetful, not distant, not indifferent to the needs of Thy people. When my thoughts…

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Isaiah 49:16 - "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me."
"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me." - Isaiah 49:16
Isaiah 49:16 Behold, I have inscribed you Jerusalem on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me
Isaiah 49 1-7
Isaiah 49:15-16 - "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me."
Isaiah 49:24 - "¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?"
Isaiah 49:11 - "And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted."
Genesis 49:16 - "¶ Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel."
Isaiah 49:14 - "But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me."
Isaiah 49:3 - "And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
Isaiah 49:12 - "Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim."
Isaiah 49:17 - "Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee."
Psalms 49:16 - "Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;"
Numbers 16:49 - "Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah."
Isaiah 49:9 - "That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places."
"¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?" - Isaiah 49:24
Isaiah 49:15 - "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."
Isaiah 49:13 - "¶ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted."
Isaiah 49:19 - "For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away."
Psalm 49:16-17 - "Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases; for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them."
"¶ Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel." - Genesis 49:16
Isaiah 49:25 - "But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children."
"And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted." - Isaiah 49:11
Isaiah 49:4 - "Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God."
Ezekiel 16:49 - "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."
"But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me." - Isaiah 49:14
Isaiah 49:10 - "They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them."
Isaiah 49:20 - "The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell."
Isaiah 49:2 - "And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;"