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Isaiah 48:9-11
International Standard Version
Isaiah 48:9-11
International Standard Version
9 I defer my anger for my name’s sake,
and as my first act[a] I’m restraining it for you,
so as not to cut you off.
10 Look, I have refined you, but not like silver;
I have purified[b] you in the furnace of affliction.
11 For my own sake—Yes, for my own sake!—I’m doing it;
indeed, how can I be profaned?[c]
Furthermore, I won’t give my glory to another.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:9 Lit. and for my commencement; or and for my profanation; so 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT read for my praise; LXX reads for my glorious deeds
- Isaiah 48:10 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read chosen
- Isaiah 48:11 Or can I wait; so 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT read can it be profaned; 4QIsad MT read can it wait; LXX reads can my name be profaned
International Standard Version (ISV)
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