For mine own sake - . The expre ion here is repeated to denote emphasis. He had thrown them into the furnace of affliction on his own acco…

Will I do it ... —The neuter pronoun includes the whole work of redemption.

For how should my name be p…

This verse ought to ring like music in the ear of one who is seeking mercy, and who cannot find out how mercy can come to him.

For my own sake. He repeats the same statement which he had previously made, but adds a question, such as Hebrew writers are accustomed to…

For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it
Defer his anger, not cut off his people and destroy them, bu…

We ourselves have nothing to plead with God as a reason for Him to show mercy on us. It is for His praise, to the honor of His mercy, to spare.

1. Hear these things, O house of Jacob. Here he promises the liberation of the people. This is divided into two parts.

   In th…