Focused Passage

Isaiah 48:9-11

The LORD Refines Stubborn Israel and Calls His People Out of Babylon

From Israel’s hypocritical covenant identity, to the LORD’s proof through fulfilled prophecy, to his restraint and refining for his name’s sake, to his self-revelation as Creator and sovereign speaker, to the command to leave Babylon, to the warning that peace does not belong to the wicked.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

9For 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.

10See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

11For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Cross-references

Psalms 78:38Classic cross-references Psalms 79:9Classic cross-references Isaiah 37:35Classic cross-references Psalms 106:8Classic cross-references Psalms 143:11Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:6-7OliveGrove study links Ephesians 1:6OliveGrove study links Hebrews 12:10-11OliveGrove study links

Original words

For the sakeלְמַ֤עַןH4616Prepositionof My nameשְׁמִי֙H8034Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularI will delayאַאֲרִ֣יךְH748Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularMy wrathאַפִּ֔יH639Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularfor the sake of My praiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יH8416Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularI will restrain itאֶחֱטָם־H2413Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularso that you will notלְבִלְתִּ֖יH1115Preposition-lbe cut offהַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃H3772Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Zechariah 13:9Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:7Classic cross-references 1 Peter 4:12Classic cross-references Proverbs 17:3Classic cross-references Job 23:10Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:6-7OliveGrove study links Ephesians 1:6OliveGrove study links Hebrews 12:10-11OliveGrove study links

Original words

Seeהִנֵּ֥הH2009InterjectionI have refined youצְרַפְתִּ֖יךָH6884Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularbut notוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleas silverבְכָ֑סֶףH3701Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularI have testedבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָH977Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularyou in the furnaceבְּכ֥וּרH3564Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof afflictionעֹֽנִי׃H6040Noun - masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Isaiah 42:8Classic cross-references Psalms 115:1Classic cross-references Ezekiel 20:9Classic cross-references Ezekiel 20:14Classic cross-references Isaiah 37:35Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:6-7OliveGrove study links Ephesians 1:6OliveGrove study links Hebrews 12:10-11OliveGrove study links

Original words

For My own sakeלְמַעֲנִ֧יH4616Preposition | first person common singularMy very own sakeלְמַעֲנִ֛יH4616Preposition | first person common singularI will actאֶעֱשֶׂ֖הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularforכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionhowאֵ֣יךְH349Interjectioncan I let Myself be defamedיֵחָ֑לH2490Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularI will notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleyieldאֶתֵּֽן׃סH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularMy gloryוּכְבוֹדִ֖יH3519Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularto anotherלְאַחֵ֥רH312Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular

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