Isaiah 48:9

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Summary

Isaiah 48:9

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.

My name's

Defer

General references

Ezekiel 36:21

Bible References

My name's

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.

For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."

"I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?"

For the LORD will not forsake his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself.

For your name's sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name's sake!

Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power.

For your name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble!

"Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.

But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord,make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate.

Defer

Many years you bore with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they would not give ear. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath.

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

General references

But I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they came.