Isaiah 48:9
Strong's Lexicon
For the sake
לְמַ֤עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4616: 1) purpose, intent prep 1a) for the sake of 1b) in view of, on account of 1c) for the purpose of, to the intent that, in order to conj 1d) to the end that

of My name
שְׁמִי֙ (šə·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument

I will delay
אַאֲרִ֣יךְ (’a·’ă·rîḵ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 748: 1) to be long, prolong 1a) (Qal) to be long 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to prolong (days) 1b2) to make long (tent cords) 1b3) to grow long, continue long

My wrath;
אַפִּ֔י (’ap·pî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 639: 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger

for the sake of My praise
וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י (ū·ṯə·hil·lā·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8416: 1) praise, song or hymn of praise 1a) praise, adoration, thanksgiving (paid to God) 1b) act of general or public praise 1c) praise-song (as title) 1d) praise (demanded by qualities or deeds or attributes of God) 1e) renown, fame, glory 1e1) of Damascus, God 1e2) object of praise, possessor of renown (fig)

I will restrain it,
אֶחֱטָם־ (’e·ḥĕ·ṭām-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2413: 1) to hold in, restrain 1a) (Qal) to restrain (oneself)

so that you will not
לְבִלְתִּ֖י (lə·ḇil·tî)
Preposition-l
Strong's Hebrew 1115: subst 1) not, except adv 2) not 3) except (after preceding negation) conj 4) except (after an implied or expressed negation) with prep 5) so as not, in order not 6) an account of not, because...not 7) until not

be cut off.
הַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃ (haḵ·rî·ṯe·ḵā)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3772: 1) to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a1a) to cut off a body part, behead 1a2) to cut down 1a3) to hew 1a4) to cut or make a covenant 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off 1b2) to be cut down 1b3) to be chewed 1b4) to be cut off, fail 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be cut off 1c2) to be cut down 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cut off 1d2) to cut off, destroy 1d3) to cut down, destroy 1d4) to take away 1d5) to permit to perish 1e) (Hophal) cut off

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

New American Standard Bible
"For 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.

King James Bible
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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
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.

New Living Translation
Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name, I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.

English Standard Version
“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 American Standard Bible
"For 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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

International Standard Version
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.

NET Bible
For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.

American Standard Version
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.

English Revised Version
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.

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
















Cross References
Nehemiah 9:30
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.

Nehemiah 9:31
Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

Psalm 78:38
But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

Psalm 103:8
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Isaiah 30:18
And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

Isaiah 37:35
For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

Isaiah 43:25
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Isaiah 48:11
For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.

Isaiah 65:8
Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.

Ezekiel 20:22
Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.

Ezekiel 36:21
But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
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