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Isaiah 48:11 Explained in Context
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Verse 11. 11For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it” at Isaiah 48:11 in “Israel's Formal Identity Is Tested by Stubbornness.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 48:1–11
Read Isaiah 48:11 with 48:1–11. By itself, “For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: People bearing Israel's name and invoking the LORD are charged with untruth, while prior announcements and delayed anger prevent idols from claiming credit and preserve the divine name.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “Israel's Formal Identity Is Tested by Stubbornness” through its own speaker, addressee, scene, poem, oracle, sign, or historical episode. Its non-interchangeable movement is: People bearing Israel's name and invoking the LORD are charged with untruth, while prior announcements and delayed anger prevent idols from claiming credit and preserve the divine name. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it” at Isaiah 48:11 in “Israel's Formal Identity Is Tested by Stubbornness.”
What Remains True
Worship and identity cannot substitute for truthful repair where violence, exploitation, and refusal persist. In Isaiah 48:11, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it” at Isaiah 48:11 in “Israel's Formal Identity Is Tested by Stubbornness.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Name concrete harm, protect affected people, pursue repair, and refuse collective stigma or self-righteous transfer of the charge to outsiders. This response follows Isaiah 48:1–11's specific concern, “Israel's Formal Identity Is Tested by Stubbornness.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The prophetic poem or speech in Isaiah supplies a stated reason through “For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it” at Isaiah 48:11 in “Israel's Formal Identity Is Tested by Stubbornness.”
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Read Isaiah 48:1–11 — Israel's Formal Identity Is Tested by StubbornnessSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 48:1–11, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 48:1–11 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
Open the fixed Hebrew Isaiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Isaiah
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, poetry, older KJV language, chronology, names, textual issues, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Isaiah PDF, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Isaiah 48:1–11 in the complete 205-page book PDF
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