Isaiah 48:9

In 11 translations

BSB

For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.

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.

WEB

For my name’s sake, I will defer my anger, and for my praise, I hold it back for you so that I don’t cut you off.

ASV

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.

LSV

I defer My anger for My Name’s sake, || And [for] My praise I restrain for you, || So as not to cut you off.

YLT

For My name's sake I defer Mine anger, And My praise I restrain for thee, So as not to cut thee off.

DBY

For my name's sake I will defer mine anger, and [for] my praise will I refrain as to thee, that I cut thee not off.

DRC

For my name’s sake I will remove my wrath far off: and for my praise I will bridle thee, lest thou shouldst perish.

GNV

For my Names sake will I defer my wrath, and for my praise will I refraine it from thee, that I cut thee not off.

JPS

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.

LXXE

For mine own sake will I shew thee my wrath, and will bring before thee my glorious acts, that I may not utterly destroy thee.

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Original-language editions

WLC

לְמַ֤עַן שְׁמִי֙ אַאֲרִ֣יךְ אַפִּ֔י וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י אֶחֱטָם־לָ֑ךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃

LXX-Br

Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ἐμοῦ ὀνόματος δείξω σοι τὸν θυμόν μου, καὶ τὰ ἔνδοξά μου ἐπάξω ἐπὶ σὲ, ἵνα μὴ ἐξολοθρεύσω σε.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.
• Psalms 143:11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
• Isaiah 37:35‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
• Psalms 78:38And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
• Psalms 106:8Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.
• Daniel 9:17–19So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary. Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation…
• Psalms 25:11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
• Ezekiel 20:22But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
• Ezekiel 20:44Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”
• Ezekiel 20:14But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
• 1 Samuel 12:22Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
• Isaiah 48:11For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
• Isaiah 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
• Isaiah 43:25I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
• Psalms 103:8–10The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to…
• Jeremiah 14:7Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.

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