Isaiah 48:11

9 For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.

10 See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.

12 Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.

13 Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
KJV
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.
WEB
For my own sake, for my own sake, I will do it; for how would my name be profaned? I will not give my glory to another.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act—for how can I let Myself be profaned! And My glory I will give not to another.
ÅB
For min skyld, for min skyld gjør jeg det; for hvordan skulle jeg kunne la mitt navn bli vanhelliget? Og min ære gir jeg ikke til noen annen.
OTB
For Min egen skyld, for Min egen skyld, gjør Jeg dette. Hvordan kan Mitt navn bli vanæret? Jeg vil ikke gi Min ære til en annen.
B1930
For min skyld, for min skyld gjør jeg det; for hvorledes skulde jeg kunne la mitt navn bli vanhelliget? Og min ære gir jeg ikke til nogen annen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 42:8

    I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.

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  • Ezekiel 20:9

    But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

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  • Ezekiel 20:14

    But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

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  • Isaiah 37:35

    ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

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  • 1 Samuel 12:22

    Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.

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  • Isaiah 43:25

    I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

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  • Ezekiel 20:22

    But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

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  • Jeremiah 14:7

    Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.

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