Isaiah 49:16
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
In other versions
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
ASV
See, your name is marked on my hands; your walls are ever before me.
BBE
Lo, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls are continually before me.
DBY
Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
WEB
Lo, on the palms of the hand I have graven thee, Thy walls `are' before Me continually.
YLT
Behold, I have graven you upon the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
ENG
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
WBT
Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.
BSB
In context
14But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
15Can 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.
16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
17Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
18Lift 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.
