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Isaiah 49:14

What does Isaiah 49:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 49:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But Zion said, The Lord has given me up, I have gone from his memory.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Zion saith, `Jehovah hath forsaken me, And my Lord hath forgotten me.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Sion said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.

Context

v.13Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.

v.14This passage

v.15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 40:27

    Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice due to me is passed away from my God?

  • Psalms 22:1

    My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou sofar from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

  • Psalms 13:1

    How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

  • Romans 11:1

    I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

  • Psalms 89:38

    But thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.

  • Jeremiah 23:39

    therefore, behold, I will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off, and the city that I gave unto you and to your fathers, away from my presence:

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