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Verse 15 responds with a rhetorical question that sets up a stunning assertion: 'Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!' Isaiah 49:15 compares God's relationship with his people to that of a mother and her child, and it characterises the bond in question as that of a mother not forgetting, or remembering, her child. The figurative nature of the language cautions against reading too much into this verse. Nonetheless, it is worth noting that since 'to remember' here a synonym of relational knowing, the verse may be read as affirming God's gracious attention in a context of parental commitment and affection, supplying more evidence for being known by God being employed in a filial context.
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