Hosea 11:9

I do not the fierceness of My anger, I turn not back to destroy Ephraim, For God I [am], and not a man. In thy midst the Holy One, and I enter not in enmity,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.

In Context

8How do I give thee up, O Ephraim? Do I deliver thee up, O Israel? How do I make thee as Admah? Do I set thee as Zeboim? Turned in Me is My heart, kindled together have been My repentings.

10After Jehovah they go — as a lion He roareth, When He doth roar, then tremble do the sons from the west.

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Cross References

Numbers 23:19God [is] not a man — and lieth, And a son of man — and repenteth! Hath He said — and doth He not do [it]? And spoken — and doth He not confirm it?

Deuteronomy 32:26I have said: I blow them away, I cause their remembrance to cease from man;

2 Samuel 20:10and Amasa hath not been watchful of the sword that [is] in the hand of Joab, and he smiteth him with it unto the fifth [rib], and sheddeth out his bowels to the earth, and he hath not repeated [it] to him, and he dieth; and Joab and Abishai his brother have pursued after Sheba son of Bichri.

Psalms 85:4Turn back [to] us, O God of our salvation, And make void Thine anger with us.

Isaiah 27:4Fury is not in Me; Who giveth Me a brier — a thorn in battle? I step into it, I burn it at once.

Isaiah 55:8For not My thoughts [are] your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, — an affirmation of Jehovah,

Matthew Henry on Hosea 11:9-12

The Divine Forbearance. ( b. c. 730.) 8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. 9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city. 10 They shall walk after the Lord : he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the… Read the whole commentary →

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