Isaiah 48:11

Easy To Read Version

I will do this for myself—for me!\par You will not treat me\par like I am not important!\par I will not let some false god\par take my glory and praise!\par

Cross References

Psalm 106:8

But God saved our ancestors {\cf2\super [554]} \par for his own name’s sake.\par God saved them to show his great power.\par

Psalm 115:1

Lord, we should not receive any honor.\par The honor belongs to you.\par The honor is yours because of your love\par and because we can trust you.\par

Psalm 25:11

Lord, I have done many wrong things.\par But, to show your goodness,\par you forgave me for everything I did.\par

Psalm 25:7

Don’t remember the sins and bad things\par that I did when I was young.\par For your good name, Lord,\par remember me with love.\par

Isaiah 37:35

I will protect this city and save it.\par I will do this for myself\par and for my servant David.”\par

Isaiah 42:8

“I am the Lord.\par My name is YAHWEH.\par I will not give my glory to another.\par I will not let statues (false gods)\par take the praise that should be mine.\par

Isaiah 43:25

“I, I am the One who wipes away all your sins. I do this to please myself. I will not remember your sins.

Isaiah 48:5

So, a long time ago I told you\par what would happen.\par I told you about those things\par a long time before they happened.\par I did this so that you could not say,\par ‘The gods we made did.’\par I did this so that you could not say,\par ‘Our idols, our statues,\par made these things happen.’”\par

Isaiah 48:9

But, I will be patient.\par I will do this for myself.\par People will praise me for not getting\par angry and destroying you.\par You will praise me for waiting.\par

Isaiah 52:5

Now look what has happened! Another nation has taken my people. That country did not pay to take my people. This nation rules my people and laughs at them. Those people always say bad things about me.”

Jeremiah 14:7

“We know that those things are our fault.\par We are now suffering because of our sins.\par Lord, do something to help us for the good of your name.\par We admit that we left you many times.\par We have sinned against you.\par

Ezekiel 20:14

But I did not destroy them. The other nations saw me bring Israel out of Egypt. I did not want to ruin my good name, so I did not destroy Israel in front of those other people.

Ezekiel 20:22

But I stopped myself. The other nations saw me bring Israel out of Egypt. I did not want to ruin my good name, so I did not destroy Israel in front of those other people.

Ezekiel 20:39

Now, family of Israel, the Lord my Master says these things, “If any person wants to worship his filthy idols, then let him go and worship them. But later, don’t think you will get any advice from me! You will not ruin my name any more! Not when you continue to give your gifts to your filthy idols.”

Ezekiel 20:44

Family of Israel, you did many bad things. And you should be destroyed because of those bad things. But to protect my good name, I won’t give you the punishment you really deserve. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” The Lord my Master said these things.

Ezekiel 20:9

But I did not destroy them. I had already told the people where they were living that I would bring my people out of Egypt. I did not want to ruin my good name, so I did not destroy Israel in front of those other people.

Ezekiel 36:22

So tell the family of Israel that the Lord and Master says these things, ‘Family of Israel, you ruined my holy name in the places where you went. I am going to do something to stop this. I won’t do it for your sake, Israel. I will do it for my holy name.

Daniel 9:17

“Now, Lord, listen to my prayer. I am your servant. Listen to my prayer for help. Do good things for your holy place. {\cf2\super [103]} That building was destroyed. But Master, do these good things for your own good.

John 5:23

God did this so that all people will respect the Son the same as they respect the Father. If a person does not respect the Son, then that person does not respect the Father. The Father is the One who sent the Son.

Romans 2:24

It is written in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [19]} : “The non-Jews say bad things about God because of you \{Jews\}.” {\cf2\super [20]}

1 Samuel 12:22

“But the Lord won’t leave his people. No, the Lord was pleased to make you his own people. So, for his own good name, he won’t leave you.