Isaiah 48:9

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 

Jos 7:9; 1Sa 12:22; Ne 9:30,31; Ps 25:11; Ps 78:38; Ps 79:9; Ps 103:8-10; Ps 106:8; Ps 143:11; Pr 19:11; Isa 37:35; Isa 43:25; Isa 48:11; Jer 14:7; Eze 20:9,14,22,44; Da 9:17-19

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.”