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Isaiah 48:9

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9“aFor the sake of My name I bdelay My anger,

And for My praise I restrain it for you,

In order not to cut you off.

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Cross references

  1. aIs 48:11
  2. bNeh 9:30, 31; Ps 78:38; 103:8–10; Is 30:18; 65:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will delay my anger for the sake of my name,

and I will restrain myself for your benefit and for my praise,

so that you will not be destroyed.

NLTNew 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.

LEBThe Lexham English 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.

KJV 1900King 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.