Isaiah 49:16 - Easy To Read Version Look, I have carved your name\par into my hand.\par I think about you all the time! {\cf2\super [416]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, I have indelibly imprinted (tattooed a picture of) you on the palm of each of My hands; [O Zion] your walls are continually before Me. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. Common English Bible Look, on my palms I’ve inscribed you; your walls are before me continually. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, I have engraved you on my hands. Your walls are always before my eyes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, I have graven thee in my hands: thy walls are always before my eyes. |
“This holiday will help you remember—it will be like a string tied on your hand. It will be like a sign before your eyes. [83] This holiday will help you remember the Lord’s teachings. It will help you remember that the Lord used his great power to take you out of Egypt.
The stones on top of the wall\par will be made from rubies.\par I will use shiny jewels for the gates.\par I will use precious stones\par to build the walls around you.\par
“There will never again be news of violence\par in your country.\par People will never again attack your country\par and steal from you.\par You will name your walls,\par ‘Salvation.’\par You will name your gates,\par ‘Praise.’\par
“Jerusalem, I put guards (prophets)\par on your walls.\par Those guards will not be silent.\par They will keep praying day and night.”\par
You must pray to the Lord\par until he makes Jerusalem a city\par that people on earth will praise.\par
“The sins of the people of Judah\par are written down in a place where they can’t be erased.\par Those sins were cut into stone\par with an iron pen.\par Their sins were cut into stone\par with a diamond tipped pen. {\cf2\super [134]} \par And that stone is their heart.\par Those sins were cut\par into the horns of their altars. {\cf2\super [135]} \par
“As surely as I live,” this message is from the Lord, “I will do this to you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah: Even if you were a signet ring {\cf2\super [180]} on my right hand, I would still pull you off.
The Lord All-Powerful is saying these things. Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, you are my servant. I have chosen you. And at that time, I will make you like a signet ring. {\cf2\super [13]} \{You will be the proof that I have done these things!\}”