Isaiah 49:16
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 49
“Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.”Isaiah 49:16
What Does Isaiah 49:16 Mean?
Isaiah 49:16 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 49, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 49:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Haggai 2:23“In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.”Isaiah 60:18“Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.”Isaiah 62:6“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,”Song of Solomon 8:6“Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.”Exodus 13:9“And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.”Isaiah 26:1“In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.”Psalms 48:12“Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.”Isaiah 54:12“And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.”Revelation 21:10“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,”Jeremiah 22:24“As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;”Exodus 28:9“And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:”Isaiah 14:1“For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.”
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