Hosea 11:8-9

New International Reader's Version

“People of Ephraim, how can I give you up?
    Israel, how can I hand you over to your enemies?
Can I destroy you as I did the town of Admah?
    Can I treat you like Zeboyim?
My heart is stirred inside me.
    It is filled with pity for you.
⁹ I will not be so angry with you anymore.
    I will not completely destroy you again.
After all, I am God.
    I am not a mere man.
I am the Holy One among you.
    I will not direct my anger against their cities.