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Isaiah 48:9
9Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name, I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.
Isaiah 48:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
- New International Version (NIV)For my own name’s sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"For my name's sake I defer my anger; for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“For My name’s sake I will defer My anger, And for My praise I will restrain it from you, So that I do not cut you off.
Context of Isaiah 48:9
7They are brand new, not things from the past. So you cannot say, ‘We knew that all the time!’ 8“Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new, things you never heard of before. For I know so well what traitors you are. You have been rebels from birth. Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name, I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out. 10I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering. 11I will rescue you for my sake— yes, for my own sake! I will not let my reputation be tarnished, and I will not share my glory with idols!
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לְמַ֤עַן שְׁמִי֙ אַאֲרִ֣יךְ אַפִּ֔י וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י אֶחֱטָם־לָ֑ךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 48:9
- Isaiah 48:11I will rescue you for my sake— yes, for my own sake! I will not let my reputation be tarnished, and I will not share my glory with idols!
- Isaiah 37:35‘For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, I will defend this city and protect it.’”
- Isaiah 43:25“I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again.
- Joshua 7:9For when the Canaanites and all the other people living in the land hear about it, they will surround us and wipe our name off the face of the earth. And then what will happen to the honor of your great name?”
- 1 Samuel 12:22The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.
- Psalms 25:11For the honor of your name, O Lord, forgive my many, many sins.
- Psalms 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation! Help us for the glory of your name. Save us and forgive our sins for the honor of your name.
- Psalms 106:8Even so, he saved them— to defend the honor of his name and to demonstrate his mighty power.
- Psalms 143:11For the glory of your name, O Lord, preserve my life. Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.
- Jeremiah 14:7The people say, “Our wickedness has caught up with us, Lord, but help us for the sake of your own reputation. We have turned away from you and sinned against you again and again.
- Ezekiel 20:9But I didn’t do it, for I acted to protect the honor of my name. I would not allow shame to be brought on my name among the surrounding nations who saw me reveal myself by bringing the Israelites out of Egypt.
- Daniel 9:17“O our God, hear your servant’s prayer! Listen as I plead. For your own sake, Lord, smile again on your desolate sanctuary.
- Nehemiah 9:30In your love, you were patient with them for many years. You sent your Spirit, who warned them through the prophets. But still they wouldn’t listen! So once again you allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them.
- Psalms 78:38Yet he was merciful and forgave their sins and did not destroy them all. Many times he held back his anger and did not unleash his fury!
- Psalms 103:8The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
- Proverbs 19:11Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
Commentaries on Isaiah 48:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And for my praise "And for the sake of my praise" - I read תהלתי ולמען ulemaan tehillathi . The word למען lemaan, though not absolutely necessary here, for it may be understood as supplied from the preceding member, yet seems to have been removed from hence to Isaiah 48:11; where it is redundant, and where it is not repeated in the Septuagint, Syriac, and a MS. I have therefore omitted it in the latter place, and added it here.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For my name‘s sake - (See the notes at Isaiah 43:25; compare Isaiah 66:5). It is possible that the design of this verse may be, to answer an objection. If the character of the nation is such, it might be said, why should God desire to restore them again to their own land? If their sins have been so great as to make these heavy judgments proper, why not suffer them to remain under the infliction of the deserved judgment? Why should God interpose? why raise…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 We have nothing ourselves to plead with God, why he should have mercy upon us. It is for his praise, to the honour of his mercy, to spare. His bringing men into trouble was to do them good. It was to refine them, but not as silver; not so thoroughly as men refine silver. If God should take that course, they are all dross, and, as such, might justly be put away. He takes them as refined in part only. Many have been brought home to God as chosen…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11This prophecy is a disputation, a speech in which the prophet argues a set of points against his audience.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. refrain--literally, "muzzle"; His wrath, after the return, was to be restrained a while, and then, because of their sins, let loose again (Psa 78:38). for thee--that is, mine anger towards thee.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 48
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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