Isaiah 49:15

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 thee.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 44:21 reassures Israel 'you will not be forgotten by me' — the same promise of divine remembrance found in Isaiah 49:15.

In Isaiah 63:15, the cry 'Where are your mercies?' echoes the fear of being forgotten, which 49:15 answers with God's enduring care.

In Isaiah 40:27, Israel complains that God overlooks their cause — the very fear that 49:15 counters with the promise of unfailing compassion.

Romans 11:29 declares God's gifts and calling irrevocable, directly reinforcing the 'I will not forget you' promise of Isaiah.

Matthew 7:11 uses the 'how much more' argument: if human parents give good gifts, God gives even more—similar to God not forgetting.

Lamentations 4:10 depicts mothers boiling their children in famine — an extreme instance of the forgetting Isaiah mentions.

Jeremiah 31:20 expresses God's yearning memory of Ephraim, mirroring the 'I will not forget you' assurance in Isaiah.

Psalm 103:13 compares God's compassion to a father's, paralleling Isaiah's mother analogy—both affirm God's parental love.

2 Kings 6:29 tells of boiling and eating her own son—a radical contrast to the mother's compassion in Isaiah.

2 Kings 6:28 records a mother demanding another's child to eat—stark opposite of the nursing mother's care.

Deuteronomy 28:57 portrays a mother secretly eating her afterbirth and children—the ultimate failure of maternal care.

Leviticus 26:29 describes mothers eating their children in siege—a horrifying contrast to the mother's compassion and God's faithfulness.

Psalm 42:9 Contrast

In Psalm 42:9, the psalmist laments God's apparent forgetfulness — a cry that contrasts with God's assurance He will not forget.

Psalm 77:9 Contrast

Psalm 77:9 questions if God has forgotten compassion — a stark contrast to God's promise of unfailing love here.

Psalm 94:14 Parallel

Psalm 94:14 declares the Lord will not cast off His people — a parallel promise of God's faithfulness.

Luke 15:20 Parallel

In Luke 15:20, the father's compassionate run mirrors the unfailing compassion God promises in 49:15.

In Numbers 11:12, Moses uses the same 'carry a nursing child' metaphor, showing the burden of leadership — a parallel image of care.

Jeremiah 51:5 declares Israel is not forsaken — the same reassurance that 49:15 gives through the maternal analogy.

Psalm 27:10 Parallel

Psalm 27:10 directly says even parents may forsake, but the Lord takes me up — identical promise of God's unfailing care.

In Ezekiel 16:5, no one pitied Jerusalem at birth — a stark contrast to God's unfailing compassion promised in 49:15.

Luke 11:13 Parallel

Luke 11:13's 'how much more' argument directly parallels the logic in 49:15: human care is a shadow of God's greater faithfulness.

In Exodus 28:29, the high priest bears Israel's names on his heart — symbolizing God's constant remembrance, unlike a mother who might forget.

Lamentations 4:3 describes mothers becoming cruel like ostriches — a concrete example of the maternal failure Isaiah raises hypothetically.

Hosea 11:1 Parallel

Hosea 11:1 portrays God's love for Israel as a son — the same parental devotion that guarantees he will not forget them.

1 Kings 3:26 illustrates a mother's natural love for her child, which Isaiah 49:15 uses to show God's unfailing care.

Malachi 3:17 says God spares His people as a father spares his son, echoing the parental compassion theme in Isaiah.

Romans 1:31 Parallel

Romans 1:31 lists 'without natural affection' — the very lack of maternal compassion Isaiah uses to contrast God's faithfulness.

Romans 11:28 affirms Israel is beloved for the fathers' sake despite enmity, echoing God's unfailing remembrance in Isaiah.

In Genesis 21:16, Hagar distances herself from her dying son — a mother's anguish in helplessness, contrasting with God who never distances Himself.