Isaiah 48:11

48:11 For my sake alone ¹  I will act,

for how can I allow my name to be defiled? ² 

I will not share my glory with anyone else! ³ 

Isaiah 37:35

37:35 I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.”’” ⁴ 

Isaiah 43:25

43:25 I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake;

your sins I do not remember.

[48:11]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text repeats לְמַעֲנִי (lÿma’ani, “for my sake”) for emphasis.

[48:11]  ² tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “for how can it be defiled?” The subject of the verb is probably “name” (v. 9).

[48:11]  ³ sn See 42:8.

[37:35]  ⁴ tn Heb “for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.”