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Isaiah 49:14
14But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.”
Isaiah 49:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, And my Lord has forgotten me.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Yet Jerusalem says, “The Lord has deserted us; the Lord has forgotten us.”
Context of Isaiah 49:14
12See, they will come from afar— some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan.” 13Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.” 15“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! 16See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.
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וַתֹּ֥אמֶר צִיּ֖וֹן עֲזָבַ֣נִי יְהוָ֑ה וַאדֹנָ֖י שְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 49:14
- Isaiah 40:27Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God”?
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?
- Psalms 31:22In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
- Psalms 77:6I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked:
- Psalms 89:38But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one.
- Romans 11:1I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- Psalms 13:1How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
- Jeremiah 23:39Therefore, I will surely forget you and cast you out of my presence along with the city I gave to you and your ancestors.
- Lamentations 5:20Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?
Commentaries on Isaiah 49:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The Lord (יהוה Yehovah ) hath forsaken me, and my Lord (אדני Adonai ) hath forgotten me - But a multitude of MSS. and several ancient editions read יהוה Yehovah in both places.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14But Zion said - On the word Zion,‘ see the note at Isaiah 1:8. The language here is that of complaint, and expresses the deep feeling of the people of God amidst many calamities, afflictions, and trials. It may be applicable to the exile Jews in Babylon during their long captivity, as if God had forsaken them; or to those who were waiting for the coming of the Messiah, and who were sighing for the divine interposition under him to restore the beauty of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 Let there be universal joy, for God will have mercy upon the afflicted, because of his compassion; upon his afflicted, because of his covenant. We have no more reason to question his promise and grace, than we have to question his providence and justice. Be assured that God has a tender affection for his church and people; he would not have them to be discouraged. Some mothers do neglect their children; but God's compassions to his people…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The prophet gave reasons to rejoice (Isaiah 49:8–13), but the exiles still thought about the disaster. Babylon invaded, destroyed Jerusalem, and took the people of Judah into exile. There, they felt abandoned and forgotten.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Zion--the literal Israel's complaint, as if God had forsaken her in the Babylonian captivity; also in their dispersion previous to their future restoration; thereby God's mercy shall be called forth (Is 63:15-19; Psa 77:9, 10; 102:17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 49
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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