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.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
10Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have tried thee in the furnace of affliction.
Cross References
Joshua 7:9For when the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land hear of it, they will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth; and what wilt Thou do for Thy great name?'
Nehemiah 9:30Yet many years didst Thou extend mercy unto them, and didst forewarn them by Thy spirit through Thy prophets; yet would they not give ear; therefore gavest Thou them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
Psalms 78:38But He, being full of compassion, forgiveth iniquity, and destroyeth not; yea, many a time doth He turn His anger away, and doth not stir up all His wrath.
Psalms 103:8The LORD is full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Psalms 143:11For Thy name's sake, O LORD, quicken me; in Thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Isaiah 30:18And therefore will the LORD wait, that He may be gracious unto you, and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have compassion upon you; for the LORD is a God of justice, happy are all they that wait for Him.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 48:2-9
God's Expostulation with His People. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord , and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. 2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name. 3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed… Read the whole commentary →