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15 But the Lord says,
“Can a woman forget her baby?
    Can she forget the child who came from her body?
Even if she can forget her children,
    I cannot forget you.
16 I drew a picture of you on my hand.
    You are always before my eyes.[a]
17 Your children will come back to you,
    and those who destroyed you will leave.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:16 I … eyes Or “I see your figure before me always.” This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word “figure” also means “walls.”

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