Isaiah 49:15-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 Can a mother forget her infant,
be without tenderness for the child of her womb?
Even should she forget,
I will never forget you.(A)
16 See, upon the palms of my hands I have engraved you;[a]
your walls are ever before me.
Isaiah 54:7-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 For a brief moment I abandoned you,
but with great tenderness I will take you back.
8 In an outburst of wrath, for a moment
I hid my face from you;
But with enduring love I take pity on you,
says the Lord, your redeemer.
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