Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Because of my name I will put away my wrath, and for my praise I will keep myself from cutting you off.
New American Standard Bible
And for My praise I restrain it for you,
In order not to cut you off.
King James 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.
Holman Bible
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.
A Conservative Version
For my name's sake I will defer my anger, and for my praise I will refrain for thee, that I not cut thee off.
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.
Amplified
“For the sake of My Name I refrain from My wrath,
And for My praise I restrain Myself from you,
So that I do not cut you off.
Darby Translation
For my name's sake I will defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain as to thee, that I cut thee not off.
Julia Smith Translation
For sake of my name I will delay Mine anger; I will be muzzled towards thee, not cutting thee of
King James 2000
For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I restrain it for you, that I cut you not off.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the sake of my name I {refrain from} my anger, and [for] my praise I restrain [it] for you [so as] not to cut you off.
Modern King James verseion
For My name's sake I will put off My anger, and for My praise I will hold back for you, that I do not cut you off.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Nevertheless, for my name's sake, I have withdrawn my wrath, and for mine honour's sake I have overseen thee, so that I have not rooted thee out.
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.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
For the sake of mine own Name, will I defer mine anger, And for my praise, will I restrain myself towards thee, - So as not to cut thee off.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
divine Delays » In inflicting punishment
Error » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
God » Leader » Longsuffering of
Longsuffering Of God » Exemplified
delayed Penalty » Sin's penalty sometimes delayed
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Delayed
Sin » Penalty for » Penalty sometimes delayed
Topics
Interlinear
Shem
'arak
'aph
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 48:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Refines Stubborn Israel
8 Truly you had no word of them, no knowledge of them; no news of them in the past had come to your ears; because I saw how false was your behaviour, and that your heart was turned against me from your earliest days. 9 Because of my name I will put away my wrath, and for my praise I will keep myself from cutting you off. 10 See, I have been testing you for myself like silver; I have put you through the fire of trouble.
Cross References
Psalm 78:38
But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry.
Nehemiah 9:30-31
Year after year you put up with them, and gave witness against them by your spirit through your prophets: still they did not give ear: and so you gave them up into the hands of the peoples of the lands.
Psalm 103:8-10
The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.
Isaiah 48:11
For myself, even because of my name, I will do it; for I will not let my name be shamed; and my glory I will not give to another.
Joshua 7:9
For when the news comes to the Canaanites and all the people of the land, they will come up, shutting us in and cutting off our name from the earth: and what will you do for the honour of your great name?
1 Samuel 12:22
For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.
Psalm 25:11
Because of your name, O Lord, let me have forgiveness for my sin, which is very great.
Psalm 106:8
But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.
Proverbs 19:11
A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
Isaiah 30:18
For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.
Isaiah 37:35
For I will keep this town safe, for my honour, and for the honour of my servant David.
Isaiah 43:25
I, even I, am he who takes away your sins; and I will no longer keep your evil doings in mind.
Jeremiah 14:7
Though our sins give witness against us, do something, O Lord, for the honour of your name: for again and again we have been turned away from you, we have done evil against you.
Ezekiel 20:9
And I was acting for the honour of my name, so that it might not be made unclean before the eyes of the nations among whom they were, and before whose eyes I gave them knowledge of myself, by taking them out of the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel 20:14
And I was acting for the honour of my name, so that it might not be made unclean in the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had taken them out.
Ezekiel 20:22
And I was acting for the honour of my name, so that it might not be made unclean in the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had taken them out.
Ezekiel 20:44
And you will be certain that I am the Lord, when I take you in hand for the honour of my name, and not for your evil ways or your unclean doings, O children of Israel, says the Lord.
Daniel 9:17-19
And now, give ear, O our God, to the prayer of your servant and to his request for grace, and let your face be shining on your holy place which is made waste, because of your servants, O Lord.