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Isaiah 49:16-18
The Message
Isaiah 49:16-18
The Message
15-18 “Can a mother forget the infant at her breast,
walk away from the baby she bore?
But even if mothers forget,
I’d never forget you—never.
Look, I’ve written your names on the backs of my hands.
The walls you’re rebuilding are never out of my sight.
Your builders are faster than your wreckers.
The demolition crews are gone for good.
Look up, look around, look well!
See them all gathering, coming to you?
As sure as I am the living God”—God’s Decree—
“you’re going to put them on like so much jewelry,
you’re going to use them to dress up like a bride.
Isaiah 49:16-18
New International Version
Isaiah 49:16-18
New International Version
16 See, I have engraved(A) you on the palms of my hands;
your walls(B) are ever before me.
17 Your children hasten back,
and those who laid you waste(C) depart from you.
18 Lift up your eyes and look around;
all your children gather(D) and come to you.
As surely as I live,(E)” declares the Lord,
“you will wear(F) them all as ornaments;
you will put them on, like a bride.
Isaiah 49:16-18
The Message
Isaiah 49:16-18
The Message
15-18 “Can a mother forget the infant at her breast,
walk away from the baby she bore?
But even if mothers forget,
I’d never forget you—never.
Look, I’ve written your names on the backs of my hands.
The walls you’re rebuilding are never out of my sight.
Your builders are faster than your wreckers.
The demolition crews are gone for good.
Look up, look around, look well!
See them all gathering, coming to you?
As sure as I am the living God”—God’s Decree—
“you’re going to put them on like so much jewelry,
you’re going to use them to dress up like a bride.
Isaiah 49:16
New International Version
Isaiah 49:16
New International Version
The Message (MSG)
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