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Isaiah 48:9

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.

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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.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anfor [the] sake ofH4616 →
שְׁמִי֙she.Miname myH8034 →
אַאֲרִ֣יךְ'a.'a.RikhI will make longH748 →
אַפִּ֔י'a.Pianger myH639 →
וּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.Tiand praise myH8416 →
אֶחֱטָם־'e.che.tom-I will restrain myselfH2413 →
לָ֑ךְLakhto you
לְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.Tito notH1115 →
הַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃hakh.ri.Te.khato cut off youH3772 →

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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 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.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 25:11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.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 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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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 36:21But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone.Ezekiel 20:9But 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.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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