Isaiah 48:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for [the] sake of | לְמַ֤עַן | le-MA-'an | H4616 | becauseמַ֫עַן (ma.an) 1) purpose, intent prep 1a) for the sake of 1b) in view of, on account of 1c) for the purpose of, to the intent that, in order to conj 1d) to the end that |
| name my | שְׁמִי֙ | she-MI | H8034 | nameשֵׁם (shem) 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument Aramaic equivalent: shum (שֻׁם "name" H8036) |
| I will make long | אַאֲרִ֣יךְ | 'a-'a-RIKH | H0748 | to prolongאָרַךְ (a.rakh) 1) to be long, prolong 1a) (Qal) to be long 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to prolong (days) 1b2) to make long (tent cords) 1b3) to grow long, continue long Aramaic equivalent: a.rakh (אֲרִיךְ "be proper" H0749) |
| anger my | אַפִּ֔י | 'a-PI | H0639G | face: angerאַף (aph) : anger 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger |
| and praise my | וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י | u-te-hi-la-TI | H8416 | praiseתְּהִלָּה (te.hil.lah) 1) praise, song or hymn of praise 1a) praise, adoration, thanksgiving (paid to God) 1b) act of general or public praise 1c) praise-song (as title) 1d) praise (demanded by qualities or deeds or attributes of God) 1e) renown, fame, glory 1e1) of Damascus, God 1e2) object of praise, possessor of renown (fig) |
| I will restrain myself | אֶחֱטָם־ | 'e-che-tom- | H2413 | to restrainחָטַם (cha.tam) 1) to hold in, restrain 1a) (Qal) to restrain (oneself) |
| to not | לְבִלְתִּ֖י | le-vil-TI | H1115 | lestבִּלְתִּי (bil.ti) subst 1) not, except adv 2) not 3) except (after preceding negation) conj 4) except (after an implied or expressed negation) with prep 5) so as not, in order not 6) an account of not, because...not 7) until not |
| to cut off you | הַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃ | hakh-ri-TE-kha | H3772I | to cut: cutכָּרַת (ka.rat) : cut/fell 1) to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a1a) to cut off a body part, behead 1a2) to cut down 1a3) to hew 1a4) to cut or make a covenant 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off 1b2) to be cut down 1b3) to be chewed 1b4) to be cut off, fail 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be cut off 1c2) to be cut down 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cut off 1d2) to cut off, destroy 1d3) to cut down, destroy 1d4) to take away 1d5) to permit to perish 1e) (Hophal) cut off |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.