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Isaiah 48

Isaiah 48:11

Israel’s Stubbornness · Isaiah 48:1–11
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Translations

Modern
For 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.
Traditional
For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
Literal
For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act—for how can I let Myself be profaned! And My glory I will give not to another.
Latin
Propter me, propter me faciam, ut non blasphemer; et gloriam meam alteri non dabo.

Original

Hebrew
English
For 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.

Notes

Isaiah 48:11

For My own sake … I will act: Israel's exile made other nations question the Lord's character and reputation. These nations did not see that Israel's wickedness caused the exile. Instead, they saw it as a failure of Israel's God to protect his people and their land (see Isaiah 36:19–20; 37:12; Ezekiel 36:19–26).

Isaiah 48:1–11

This prophecy is a disputation, a speech in which the prophet argues a set of points against his audience.

Isaiah 48:1–22

The Lord urges Israel to abandon its long history of rebellion and pay attention to his words. In Hebrew, the word for listening often means the same as obeying or acting on what is heard.

Isaiah 47:1–48:22

We can draw two conclusions from the earlier evidence that the Lord alone is God:

  1. Babylon's great pride is foolish (Isaiah 47:1–15);

  2. Israel should listen to the word of the Lord (Isaiah 48:1–22).

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