Yesaya 48:8-9

48:8 You did not hear,

you do not know,

you were not told beforehand. ¹ 

For I know that you are very deceitful; ² 

you were labeled ³  a rebel from birth.

48:9 For the sake of my reputation ⁴  I hold back my anger;

for the sake of my prestige ⁵  I restrain myself from destroying you. ⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “beforehand your ear did not open.”

² tn Heb “deceiving, you deceive.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.

³ tn Or “called” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

⁴ tn Heb “for the sake of my name” (so NAB, NASB); NLT “for my own sake.”

⁵ tn Heb “and my praise.” לְמַעַן (lÿma’an, “for the sake of”) is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

⁶ tn Heb “I restrain [myself] concerning you not to cut you off.”