Isaiah 49:15

New International Reader's Version

The Lord answers, “Can a mother forget the baby who is nursing at her breast? Can she stop having tender love for the child who was born to her? She might forget her child. But I will not forget you.

Cross References

Job 24:20

Even their mothers forget them. The worms in their graves eat them up. No one remembers sinful people anymore. They are cut down like trees.

Psalm 103:13

A father is tender and kind to his children. In the same way, the Lord is tender and kind to those who have respect for him.

Psalm 27:10

My father and mother may desert me, but the Lord will accept me.

Psalm 77:9

Has God forgotten to help us? Has he held back his tender love because he was angry?”

Proverbs 31:2

Listen, my son! Listen, my very own son! Listen, you who are the answer to my prayers!

Isaiah 14:1

The Lord will show tender love toward Jacob’s people. Once again he will choose Israel. He’ll give them homes in their own land. Outsiders will join them. They and the people of Jacob will become one people.

Isaiah 44:21

The Lord says, “Family of Jacob, remember these things. People of Israel, you are my servant. I have made you. You are my servant. Israel, I will not forget you.

Isaiah 49:14

But the city of Zion said, “The Lord has deserted me. The Lord has forgotten me.”

Isaiah 54:10

The mountains might shake. The hills might be removed. But my faithful love for you will never be shaken. And my covenant that promises peace to you will never be removed,” says the Lord. He shows you his loving concern.

Jeremiah 31:20

Aren’t the people of Ephraim my dear children? Aren’t they the children I take delight in? I often speak against them. But I still remember them. So my heart longs for them. I love them with a tender love,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 51:5

The land of Israel and Judah is full of guilt. Its people have sinned against me. But I have not deserted them. I am their God. I am the Lord who rules over all. I am the Holy One of Israel.

Lamentations 4:10

With their own hands, loving mothers have had to cook even their own children. They ate their children when my people were destroyed.

Lamentations 4:3

Even wild dogs nurse their young pups. But my people are as mean as ostriches in the desert.

Hosea 11:1

The Lord continues, “When Israel was a young nation, I loved them. I chose to bring my son out of Egypt.

Leviticus 26:29

You will eat the dead bodies of your sons. You will also eat the dead bodies of your daughters.

Malachi 3:17

“The day is coming when I will judge,” says the Lord who rules over all. “On that day they will be my special treasure. I will spare them just as a father loves and spares his son who serves him.

Matthew 7:11

Even though you are evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your Father who is in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Romans 1:31

They do not understand. They can’t be trusted. They are not loving and kind.

1 Samuel 12:22

But the Lord will be true to his great name. He won’t turn his back on his people. That’s because he was pleased to make you his own people.