Isaiah 49:13-17

New International Version

¹³ Shout for joy,^(A) you heavens;
    rejoice, you earth;^(B)
    burst into song, you mountains!^(C)
For the Lord comforts^(D) his people
    and will have compassion^(E) on his afflicted ones.^(F)

¹⁴ But Zion^(G) said, “The Lord has forsaken^(H) me,
    the Lord has forgotten me.”

¹⁵ “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
    and have no compassion on the child^(I) she has borne?
Though she may forget,
    I will not forget you!^(J)
16 See, I have engraved^(K) you on the palms of my hands;
    your walls^(L) are ever before me.
¹⁷ Your children hasten back,
    and those who laid you waste^(M) depart from you.