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For the sake ofלְמַעַןmy nameשְׁמִיI lengthenאַאֲרִיךְmy anger,אַפִּיand for my praiseוּתְהִלָּתִיI hold backאֶחֱטָםfor you,לָךְso as notלְבִלְתִּיto cut you off.הַכְרִיתֶךָ
Isaiah 48:9
Study it in the app“For the sake of my name I lengthen my anger, and for my praise I hold back for you, so as not to cut you off.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 48:9, word by word
- my nameשְׁמִshemi
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemi” appears- I lengthenאַאֲרִיךְaarich
be long, prolong
Be long, last long; prolong.
Where else “aarich” appears- my angerאַפִּapi
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “api” appears- and for my praiseתְהִלָּתִtehilati
praise
Praise; deeds worthy of praise; a song of praise.
Where else “tehilati” appears- I hold backאֶחֱטָםechetam
hold back
To hold back, to restrain oneself.
Where else “echetam” appears- to cut you offהַכְרִיתֶhachrite
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “hachrite” appears
The context
8Neither did you hear, nor did you know, nor from long ago was your ear opened; for I knew that you would certainly deal treacherously, and ‘a transgressor from the womb’ you were called.
9 · This verse (above)
10Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.