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 

For my own name’s sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to cut you off.

"For the sake of My name I delay My wrath, And for My praise I restrain it for you, In order not to cut you off.

Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name, I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.

But out of the sheer goodness of my heart, because of who I am, I keep a tight rein on my anger and hold my temper. I don't wash my hands of you.

Because of my name I will put away my wrath, and for my praise I will keep myself from cutting you off.

For my name’s sake I defer my anger, for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, so that I may not cut you off.

"For My name’s sake I will defer My anger, And for My praise I will restrain it from you, So that I do not cut you off.

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 

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.”