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Isaiah 49:14

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But Zion said, Yahweh has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me.

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Zion, another name for Jerusalem, is the covenant city and here represents God’s afflicted people, who fear that the Lord has forgotten them during exile and suffering. Syene, a city on Egypt’s southern border, is not mentioned

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Isaiah 49:14 mentions Jerusalem, Syene and Zion.

Jerusalem · Godot13
Syene · Marc Ryckaert
Zion · Godot13

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