Isaiah 48:9
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
כָּרַת
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)
שֵׁם
name/ my
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שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
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מַעַן
for the sake of
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מַעַן
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
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חָטַם
I will restrain myself
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חָטַם
to stop
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