Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Behold, I have graven you upon the palms of my hands — This is another argument in answer to the complaint of Zion in Isaiah 49:14.…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Behold, I have graven thee ... —The words point to the almost universal practice of tattooing. A man thus “engraved” the …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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 th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Behold, on the palms of my hands. By another comparison, he describes that inconceivable care which the Lord exercises toward us. It is a …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands
Not upon his thick clouds, the clouds of heaven under him, alw…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Let there be universal joy, for God will have mercy on the afflicted, because of His compassion; on His afflicted, because of His covenant. We have…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Give ear, you islands. In this part, he describes the order of liberation in more detail. Regarding this, he does two things:

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