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Isaiah 49:16

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

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  1. Isaiah 49:14

    But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

  2. 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.

  3. Isaiah 49:17

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

  4. Isaiah 49:18

    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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