Bible Strands
Isaiah 49:14
But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Zion voices despair after a call for creation to rejoice, claiming divine abandonment. The words — עֲזָבַ֣/נִי ('a.za.Va./ni) translates to "he has forsaken me," directly paired with שְׁכֵחָֽ/נִי (she.khe.Cha./ni), meaning "he has forgotten me." The thread — This complaint mirrors the accusation in Isaiah 40:27 and is later referenced in Romans 11:1 to address Israel's standing. Why it lands — The text records a direct assertion of abandonment that the immediate context counters with God's explicit promise of remembrance and compassion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 40:27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”?
- Romans 11:1 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- Psalms 22:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
- Psalms 31:22 In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.
- Psalms 89:38 Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
- Jeremiah 23:39 therefore I will surely forget you and will cast you out of My presence, both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers.
- Lamentations 5:20 Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?
- Psalms 13:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
- Psalms 77:6 At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered: