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for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/48.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name, I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For My name’s sake I will defer My anger, And <i>for</i> My praise I will restrain it from you, So that I do not cut you off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For the sake of My name I delay My wrath, And <i>for</i> My praise I restrain <i>it</i> for you, In order not to cut you off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For the sake of My name I delay My wrath, And for My praise I restrain it for you, In order not to cut you off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For the sake of My name I delay My wrath, And <i>for</i> My praise I restrain <i>it</i> for you, In order not to cut you off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the sake of My name I delay My anger, And <i>for</i> My praise I restrain <i>it</i> for you, In order not to cut you off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For the sake of My Name I refrain from My wrath, And <i>for</i> My praise I restrain Myself from you, So that I do not cut you off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will delay my anger for the sake of my name, and I will restrain myself for your benefit and for my praise, so that you will not be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will delay My anger for the honor of My name, and I will restrain Myself for your benefit and for My praise, so that you will not be destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD, am true to myself; I will be praised for not punishing and destroying you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />For my name's sake I'll be patient. For my glory's sake I'll hold my anger back from you, rather than destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"In order that people will praise my name, I am holding my anger in check; I am keeping it back and will not destroy you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I defer my anger for my name's sake, and as my first act I'm restraining it for you, so as not to cut you off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for you, that I not cut you off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I defer My anger for My Name’s sake, "" And [for] My praise I restrain for you, "" So as not to cut you off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For My name's sake I defer Mine anger, And My praise I restrain for thee, So as not to cut thee off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For sake of my name I will delay Mine anger; I will be muzzled towards thee, not cutting thee of.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For my name's sake I will remove my wrath far off: and for my praise I will bridle thee, lest thou shouldst perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the sake of my name, I will take the face of my fury far away. And for the sake of my praise, I will bridle you, lest you perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the sake of my name I restrain my anger, for the sake of my renown I hold it back from you, lest I destroy you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For my name’s sake I defer my anger, for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, so that I may not cut you off.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I keep you, and I will not destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of my name I shall soften my anger, and my glory I shall keep for you and I shall not destroy you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/48-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10743" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/48.htm">Israel's Stubbornness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">For the sake</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">of My name</a> <a href="/hebrew/748.htm" title="748: ’a·’ă·rîḵ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To be long. A primitive root; to be long.">I will delay</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">My wrath;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8416.htm" title="8416: ū·ṯə·hil·lā·ṯî (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Praise, song of praise. From halal; laudation; specifically a hymn.">for the sake of My praise</a> <a href="/hebrew/2413.htm" title="2413: ’e·ḥĕ·ṭām- (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To hold in, restrain. A primitive root; to stop.">I will restrain it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: lə·ḇil·tî (Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">so that you will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: haḵ·rî·ṯe·ḵā (V-Hifil-Inf:: 2ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">be cut off.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, / maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-18.htm">Numbers 14:18</a></span><br />‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Psalm 103:8-10</a></span><br />The 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 our iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Psalm 106:45</a></span><br />And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></span><br />I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16</a></span><br />For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23-24</a></span><br />but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7</a></span><br />Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-9.htm">Ezekiel 20:9</a></span><br />But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-22.htm">Ezekiel 36:22</a></span><br />Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-9.htm">Daniel 9:9</a></span><br />To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-22.htm">Romans 9:22</a></span><br />What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for you, that I cut you not off.</p><p class="hdg">my name's</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-11.htm">Isaiah 48:11</a></b></br> For mine own sake, <i>even</i> for mine own sake, will I do <i>it</i>: for how should <i>my name</i> be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35</a></b></br> For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></b></br> I, <i>even</i> I, <i>am</i> he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.</p><p class="hdg">defer</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Nehemiah 9:30,31</a></b></br> Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Psalm 78:38</a></b></br> But he, <i>being</i> full of compassion, forgave <i>their</i> iniquity, and destroyed <i>them</i> not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Psalm 103:8-10</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/42-25.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-2.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-12.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Defer</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-13.htm">Delay</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/143-11.htm">Name's</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Order</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-21.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-5.htm">Refrain</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm">Restrain</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-4.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-25.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-19.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/daniel/9-19.htm">Defer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Delay</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-1.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Name's</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Order</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-19.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-12.htm">Refrain</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Restrain</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-11.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">God, to convince the people of their foreknown obstinance, revealed his prophecies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-9.htm">He saves them for his own sake</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-12.htm">He exhorts them to obedience, because of his power and providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-16.htm">He laments their backwardness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">He powerfully delivers his people out of Babylon</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/48.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/48.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the sake of My name</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's concern for His own reputation and glory. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a name represented one's character and authority. God's actions are often motivated by the desire to uphold His holy name, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/20-9.htm">Ezekiel 20:9 and 36</a>:22. This reflects the importance of God's covenant relationship with Israel, where His name is tied to His promises and faithfulness.<p><b>I will delay My wrath</b><br>God's patience and long-suffering are highlighted here. Despite Israel's persistent disobedience, God chooses to withhold immediate judgment. This delay is an act of mercy, allowing time for repentance. It echoes the theme of divine patience found in <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a>, where God is described as not wanting anyone to perish but for all to come to repentance.<p><b>for the sake of My praise</b><br>God's actions are also motivated by the desire to elicit praise from His people and the nations. His restraint in judgment serves to demonstrate His power and mercy, leading to His glorification. This is consistent with the biblical theme that God's ultimate purpose is His own glory, as seen in <a href="/psalms/106-8.htm">Psalm 106:8</a> and <a href="/romans/11-36.htm">Romans 11:36</a>.<p><b>I will restrain it</b><br>The restraint of God's wrath is an act of divine sovereignty and control. It underscores His ability to govern His emotions and actions according to His purposes. This restraint is not due to any external force but is a deliberate choice by God, reflecting His character as slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love (<a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a>).<p><b>so that you will not be cut off</b><br>God's mercy ensures the survival of a remnant of Israel, preserving His covenant people. This phrase indicates God's commitment to His promises, ensuring that Israel is not completely destroyed despite their sin. It connects to the theme of the remnant found throughout the prophets, such as in <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a>, and points to the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises through Jesus Christ, who secures the salvation of His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, God is addressing His people, Israel, through the prophet Isaiah. He emphasizes His sovereignty and mercy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are often rebellious and disobedient, prompting God's warnings and calls for repentance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_captivity.htm">Babylonian Captivity</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of Isaiah includes prophecies about the Babylonian exile, a significant event where the Israelites were taken captive due to their disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Isaiah's prophecies, including warnings and promises of restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_name_and_glory.htm">God's Name and Glory</a></b><br>God's actions are often for the sake of His name and glory. Understanding this helps us see the bigger picture of His plans and purposes beyond our immediate circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_patience.htm">Divine Patience</a></b><br>God's delay in executing wrath is an expression of His patience and mercy. This should lead us to repentance and gratitude, recognizing His kindness as an opportunity for transformation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_rebellion_and_divine_restraint.htm">Human Rebellion and Divine Restraint</a></b><br>Despite human rebellion, God restrains His wrath. This teaches us about His enduring love and commitment to His covenant people, encouraging us to trust in His faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>God's restraint is not a sign of indifference but an invitation to repentance. We should respond to His patience by turning away from sin and seeking His forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_for_god's_glory.htm">Living for God's Glory</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live in a way that honors God's name. Our actions should reflect His character and bring Him praise.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_48_9-11_show_god's_selflessness.htm">In Isaiah 48:9–11, how does God’s emphasis on preserving His own reputation align with a supposedly selfless, loving deity? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_angels.htm">What does the Bible say about angels?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_9_imply_jesus'_prophecy.htm">What evidence exists that Isaiah 9 uniquely prophesies Jesus, given that the text never names him explicitly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_inherently_self-centered.htm">Is God inherently self-centered?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">For my name's sake . . .</span>--The thought is two-fold, in answer to the implied question why Jehovah had not punished so guilty a people: (1) after the manner of men, that had He destroyed His chosen people, the nations of the world would have thought Him changeable and capricious; (2) taking "name" as the symbol of character, that He might assert His own everlasting righteousness and love, as willing to save rather than destroy.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For my Name's sake will I defer mine anger</span>. Israel's insincerity (ver. 1), obstinacy (ver. 4), addiction to idols (ver. 5), blindness (ver. 8), and general resistance to God's will (ver. 8), could not but have provoked God's "anger." He will, however, "defer" it, "refrain" himself, not "cut Israel off, <span class="accented">for his Name's sake."</span> God, having selected one nation out of all the nations of the earth to be his "peculiar people" (<a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Deuteronomy 14:2</a>), and having declared this, and supported his people by miracles in their struggles with the other nations and peoples, was, so to speak, committed to protect and defend Israel "for his Name's sake," lest his Name should be blasphemed among the Gentiles (see <a href="/exodus/32-12.htm">Exodus 32:12</a>; <a href="/numbers/14-13.htm">Numbers 14:13</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/9-28.htm">Deuteronomy 9:28</a>; <a href="/psalms/129.htm">Psalm 129</a>:10; 106:8, etc.). He was also bound by the promises which he had made; and. still more, by the position which Israel occupied in his scheme of salvation, to allow the nation still to exist, and therefore to condone its iniquities and restrain his anger. But the dregs of the cup of vengeance were poured out at last. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/48-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For the sake</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֤עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of My name</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will delay</span><br /><span class="heb">אַאֲרִ֣יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’a·’ă·rîḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_748.htm">Strong's 748: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, long</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My wrath;</span><br /><span class="heb">אַפִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(’ap·pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the sake of My praise</span><br /><span class="heb">וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·hil·lā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8416.htm">Strong's 8416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Praise, song of praise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will restrain it,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחֱטָם־</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥĕ·ṭām-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2413.htm">Strong's 2413: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hold in, restrain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that you will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבִלְתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇil·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be cut off.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(haḵ·rî·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/48-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 48:9 For my name's sake will I defer (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 48:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 48:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 48:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 48:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>