Hosea 11:9 meaning and explanation

I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not turn back to destroy Ephraim. For I am God and not man— the Holy One among you— and I will not come in wrath.

Hosea 11:9, Berean Standard Bible

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God speaks here, and the verse sits at the turning point of Hosea 11, where a father's grief over rebellious children gives way to mercy. Israel, called Ephraim, has broken covenant and faces Assyria, yet God restrains His anger.

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