Catholic Public Domain Version
"Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to take pity on the child of her womb? But even if she would forget, still I shall never forget you. "
— Isaiah 49:15, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“Can 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. ”
“"Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!”
“Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!”
“Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of her womb? and if she should forget, yet will not I forget thee.”
“Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.”
“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.”
Behold, some will come from far away, and behold, others from the north and from the sea, and still others from the land of the south.
Give praise, O heavens! And exult, O earth! Let the mountains give praise with jubilation! For the Lord has consoled his people, and he will take pity on his poor ones.
And Zion said: “The Lord has abandoned me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”
Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to take pity on the child of her womb? But even if she would forget, still I shall never forget you.
Behold, I have engraved you on my hands. Your walls are always before my eyes.
Your builders have arrived. Those who would tear you down and destroy you, they will depart from you.
Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these have been gathered together; they have come to you. As I live, says the Lord, you shall be clothed with all these things, as if with an ornament. And like a bride, you shall wrap these things all around you.