Discovery BoxIsaiah 48:9 
Context48:9 For the sake of my reputation 1 I hold back my anger;
for the sake of my prestige 2 I restrain myself from destroying you. 3
Isaiah 48:11
Context48:11 For my sake alone 4 I will act,
for how can I allow my name to be defiled? 5
I will not share my glory with anyone else! 6
1 tn Heb “for the sake of my name” (so NAB, NASB); NLT “for my own sake.”
2 tn Heb “and my praise.” לְמַעַן (lÿma’an, “for the sake of”) is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
3 tn Heb “I restrain [myself] concerning you not to cut you off.”
4 tn The Hebrew text repeats לְמַעֲנִי (lÿma’ani, “for my sake”) for emphasis.
5 tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “for how can it be defiled?” The subject of the verb is probably “name” (v. 9).
