48:9 For the sake of my reputation 1 I hold back my anger;
for the sake of my prestige 2 I restrain myself from destroying you. 3
1 tn Heb “for the sake of my name” (so NAB, NASB); NLT “for my own sake.”
2 tn Heb “and my praise.” לְמַעַן (lÿma’an, “for the sake of”) is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
3 tn Heb “I restrain [myself] concerning you not to cut you off.”