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 mine own sake, even for mine own sake, I will do it, for how should my name be profaned? and I will not give my glory unto another.

For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake and for my slave David's sake.

I, even I, am he that uproots thy rebellions for mine own sake and will not remember thy sins.

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it and shall compass us around and cut off our name from upon the earth; then what wilt thou do unto thy 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 his people.

Caph For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon my iniquity; for it is great.

Help us, O God, our saving health, for the honor of thy name and deliver us and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.

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

By thy name, O LORD, thou shalt give me life; by thy righteousness thou shalt bring my soul out of trouble.

O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do it for thy name's sake; for our rebellions have multiplied; we have sinned against thee.

With all this, I intervened for my name's sake that it should not be polluted before the Gentiles, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy slave and his supplications and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is made desolate, by the Lord.

Defer

Yet many years didst thou forbear them and didst protest against them with thy spirit by the hand of thy prophets; yet they did not hear; therefore, thou didst give them into the hand of the peoples of the land.

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them; many a time turned he his anger away and did not stir up all his wrath.

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

The discretion of a man defers his anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

General references

And it has pained me to see my holy name profaned by the house of Israel among the Gentiles where they went.