Isaiah 49:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 49:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 49:16 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 49:16 — KJV
“Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.”
— Isaiah 49:16 (KJV)
Isaiah 49:16 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 49:16
“And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. the stump...: or, the fishy part”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:16: behold, palms, hands
“His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers. the seers: or, Hosai”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:16: behold, graven, before
“Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:16: behold, hands, walls
“And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. set: Heb. moved”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:16: behold, palms, hands
“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 49:16: palms, hands, before
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