Isaiah 49:16 — “Indeed, I have inscribed [a picture of] you on the palms of My hands;
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Read Isaiah 49:16 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Isaiah 49.16, Isaiah 49v16, Es. 49:16. “Indeed, I have inscribed [a picture of] you on the palms of My hands;
Your city walls [Zion] are continually before Me.
Other reference formats: Isaiah 49.16, Isaiah 49v16, Es. 49:16.
16 “Indeed, I have inscribed [a picture of] you on the palms of My hands;
Your city walls [Zion] are continually before Me.
Passage themes
Gravée sur mes mains — Je t'ai gravée sur mes mains
Tes murailles devant moi — Tes murailles sont constamment devant moi
Notes and references
In Jewish tradition there is a story representing Israel as God’s daughter, who asks Him to stamp a seal of her on His heart and arm (Song 8:6). God replies that such a seal cannot always be seen, so He has instead inscribed her upon His palms.