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Isaiah 49:16-18
Easy-to-Read Version
Isaiah 49:16-18
Easy-to-Read Version
16 I drew a picture of you on my hand.
You are always before my eyes.[a]
17 Your children will come back to you,
and those who destroyed you will leave.
18 Look up! Look all around you!
All of your children are gathering together and coming to you.”
The Lord says, “On my life, I promise you this:
Your children will be like jewels that you tie around your neck.
Your children will be like the necklace that a bride wears.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:16 I … eyes Or “I see your figure before me always.” This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word “figure” also means “walls.”
Isaiah 49:16-18
New International Version
Isaiah 49:16-18
New International Version
16 See, I have engraved(A) you on the palms of my hands;
your walls(B) are ever before me.
17 Your children hasten back,
and those who laid you waste(C) depart from you.
18 Lift up your eyes and look around;
all your children gather(D) and come to you.
As surely as I live,(E)” declares the Lord,
“you will wear(F) them all as ornaments;
you will put them on, like a bride.
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