Isaiah 48:9–11
9 m“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.
10 Behold, I have refined you, nbut not as silver;
oI have tried1 you in the furnace of affliction.
11 pFor my own sake, for my own sake, I do it,
for how should my name2 be profaned?
qMy glory I will not give to another.
Isaiah 48:9–11 — The New International Version (NIV)
9 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.
10 See, I have refined you, though not as silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
11 For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this.
How can I let myself be defamed?
I will not yield my glory to another.
Isaiah 48:9–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver;
I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
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 48:9–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
9 Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name,
I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.
10 I have refined you, but not as silver is refined.
Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.
11 I will rescue you for my sake—
yes, for my own sake!
I will not let my reputation be tarnished,
and I will not share my glory with idols!
Isaiah 48:9–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
9 “For My name’s sake I will defer My anger,
And for My praise I will restrain it from you,
So that I do not cut you off.
10 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
11 For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it;
For how should My name be profaned?
And I will not give My glory to another.
Isaiah 48:9–11 — New Century Version (NCV)
9 But for my own sake I will be patient.
People will praise me for not becoming angry
and destroying you.
10 I have made you pure, but not by fire, as silver is made pure.
I have purified you by giving you troubles.
11 I do this for myself, for my own sake.
I will not let people speak evil against me,
and I will not let some god take my glory.
Isaiah 48:9–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
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. 10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 11 For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another.
Isaiah 48:9–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
9 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. 10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 11 For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and I will not give my glory unto another.
Isaiah 48:9–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
9 For my name’s sake I’ll be patient.
For my glory’s sake I’ll hold my anger back from you,
rather than destroy you.
10 I have refined you,
but not like silver.
I have tested you in the furnace of suffering.
11 I am doing this for myself, only for myself.
Why should my name be dishonored?
I will not give my glory to anyone else.
Isaiah 48:9–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
9 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.
10 Look, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
11 I will act for My own sake, indeed, My own,
for how can I be defiled?
I will not give My glory to another.
Isaiah 48:9–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
9 For my name’s sake I defer my anger,
for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you,
so that I may not cut you off.
10 See, I have refined you, but not like silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of adversity.
11 For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it,
for why should my name be profaned?
My glory I will not give to another.
Isaiah 48:9–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
9 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.
10 Look! I have refined you, but not like silver;
I have chosen you in the furnace of misery.
11 For my own sake, for my own sake I do it;
for why should it be defiled?
And I will not give my glory to another.”
Isaiah 48:9–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
9 For the honor of my own name I put off showing my anger.
I hold it back from you so people will continue to praise me.
I do not want to destroy you.
10 I have put you to the test in the furnace of suffering.
I have tried to make you pure.
But I did not use as much heat as it takes to make silver pure.
11 I tried to purify you for my own honor.
I did it for the honor of my name.
How can I let myself be dishonored?
I will not give up my glory to any other god.
Isaiah 48:9–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
9 “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.
10 “Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
11 “For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act;
For how can My name be profaned?
And My glory I will not give to another.