Hosea 11:8-9
Expanded Bible
8 “·Israel [L Ephraim; 4:17], how can I give you up?
How can I ·give you away [hand you over], Israel?
·I don’t want to [L How can I…?] make you like Admah
or treat you like Zeboiim [C two cities destroyed together with Sodom and Gomorrah; Gen. 19:24–25; Deut. 4:25–31].
My heart ·beats for you [or has changed within me; or is torn within me],
and my ·love for you stirs up my pity [compassion is aroused/stirred up/kindled].
9 I won’t ·punish you in my [unleash my burning] anger,
and I won’t destroy ·Israel [L Ephraim; 4:17] again.
I am God and not a human;
I am the Holy One, and I am among you.
I will not come against ·you in anger [you with terror; or your cities].
Hosea 11:8-9
New American Standard Bible
8 (A)How can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, Israel?
How can I [a]make you like (B)Admah?
How can I treat you like (C)Zeboiim?
My heart is turned over within Me,
[b]All My compassions are kindled.
9 I will (D)not carry out My fierce anger;
I will not destroy Ephraim (E)again.
For (F)I am God and not a man, the (G)Holy One in your midst,
And I will not come in [c]wrath.
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:8 Lit give
- Hosea 11:8 Lit Together
- Hosea 11:9 Lit agitation
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