Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
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The verse 15 is found in chapter 49 of Isaiah. Zion feels abandoned, but God responds by comparing himself to a mother who cannot forget the child she nurses. Restoration is represented through returning children and nations participating in rebuilding. God’s power is demonstrated as oppressors lose what they had taken and the people recover their identity.
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Kann auch ein Weib ihres Kindleins vergessen, daß sie sich nicht erbarme über den Sohn ihres Leibes? Und ob sie desselben vergäße, so will ich doch dein nicht vergessen.
¿Olvidarase la mujer de lo que parió, para dejar de compadecerse del hijo de su vientre? Aunque se olviden ellas, yo no me olvidaré de ti.
«¿Puede una mujer olvidar a su niño de pecho y dejar de compadecerse del hijo de su vientre? Aunque ellas se olvidaran, yo no te olvidaré.
Une femme oublie-t-elle l'enfant qu'elle allaite? N'a-t-elle pas pitié du fruit de ses entrailles? Quand elle l'oublierait, Moi je ne t'oublierai point.
Dimenticherà la donna il suo figliuolino che poppa, per non aver pietà del figliuol del suo seno? ma, avvegnachè le madri dimenticassero i lor figliuoli, non però ti dimenticherò io.
Porventura pode uma mulher esquecer-se tanto de seu filho que cria, que não se compadeça dele, do filho do seu ventre? Mas ainda que esta se esquecesse dele, contudo eu não me esquecerei de ti.
婦人焉能忘記她吃奶的嬰孩, 不憐憫她所生的兒子? 即或有忘記的, 我卻不忘記你。
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