Hosea 11:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I will not carry out My fierce anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God, and not a man—the Holy One among you. I will not come in wrath.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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 ly One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    I will not execute the fierceness of my anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am God, and not a man; the Holy One among you, and I will not enter the city.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    I will not execute{H6213} the fierceness{H2740} of mine anger,{H639} I will not return{H7725} to destroy{H7843} Ephraim:{H669} for I am God,{H410} and not man;{H376} the Holy One{H6918} in the midst{H7130} of thee; and I will not come{H935} in wrath.{H5892}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    I will not execute{H6213}{(H8799)} the fierceness{H2740} of mine anger{H639}, I will not return{H7725}{(H8799)} to destroy{H7843}{(H8763)} Ephraim{H669}: for I am God{H410}, and not man{H376}; the Holy One{H6918} in the midst{H7130} of thee: and I will not enter{H935}{(H8799)} into the city{H5892}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    therfore haue I not turned me to destroye Ephraim in my wrothful displeasure. For I am God and no man, I am euen that holy one in the myddest of the, though I came not within the cite.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    I wil not execute ye fiercenesse of my wrath: I will not returne to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man, the holy one in the middes of thee, and I will not enter into the citie.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    I wyll not execute the fiercenesse of my wrath, I wyl not returne to destroy Ephraim: for I am God and not man, the holy one in the middest of thee, and I wyll not enter into the citie.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I will not execute the fierceness of my anger. I will not return to destroy Ephraim: For I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of you; And I will not come in wrath.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 come in wrath.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 come in wrath.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    I will not put into effect the heat of my wrath; I will not again send destruction on Ephraim; for I am God and not man, the Holy One among you; I will not put an end to you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I will not execute the fierceness of my anger. I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of you; and I will not come in wrath.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I cannot carry out my fierce anger! I cannot totally destroy Ephraim! Because I am God, and not man– the Holy One among you– I will not come in wrath!

Referenced Verses

  • Num 23:19 : 19 'God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?'
  • Isa 12:6 : 6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.
  • Jer 30:11 : 11 For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I completely destroy all the nations where I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you with justice but will not leave you entirely unpunished.
  • Exod 32:10-14 : 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation." 11 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God and said, "LORD, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?" 12 Why should the Egyptians say, 'He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth'? Turn from your burning anger and relent concerning this disaster against your people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants to whom you swore by yourself: 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and they shall inherit it forever.' 14 So the LORD relented concerning the disaster He had said He would bring on His people.
  • Isa 55:8-9 : 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
  • Mal 3:6 : 6 For I, the Lord, do not change; therefore, you, descendants of Jacob, are not consumed.
  • Rom 11:28-29 : 28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, 29 for God’s gifts and His calling are irrevocable.
  • Isa 27:4-8 : 4 I am not angry. If only there were briers and thorns confronting me, I would march against them in battle and completely burn them together. 5 Or let them take hold of my refuge and make peace with me; yes, let them make peace with me. 6 In days to come, Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and sprout, and they will fill the whole world with fruit. 7 Has the LORD struck them as he struck those who struck them? Or have they been killed as their slayers were killed? 8 With exact measure, by sending her away, you contend with her. He drives her out with his fierce wind on the day of the east wind.
  • Isa 48:9 : 9 For the sake of My name, I delay My wrath; for My praise, I restrain it for you, so as not to cut you off.
  • Deut 13:17 : 17 Gather all the spoil of that city into its public square and burn the city and all its plunder as a complete offering to the LORD your God. It must remain a ruin forever, never to be rebuilt.
  • Deut 32:26-27 : 26 I said I would scatter them and erase their memory from mankind, 27 but I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say, 'Our own hand has triumphed; it was not the LORD who did all this.'
  • 1 Sam 26:8 : 8 Abishai said to David, "Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won't need to strike him twice."
  • 2 Sam 20:10 : 10 Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach. His intestines spilled to the ground, and he died without Joab striking him again. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.
  • Ps 78:38 : 38 Yet He, being compassionate, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. Time and again, He restrained His anger and did not stir up His full wrath.
  • Jer 31:1-3 : 1 At that time, declares the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people. 2 This is what the LORD says: The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness as Israel journeyed to find rest. 3 The LORD appeared to me from far away, saying: I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have drawn you with lovingkindness.
  • Ezek 20:8-9 : 8 But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me; none of them got rid of the detestable things their eyes were set on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and unleash my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 9 But I acted for the sake of my name, to keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they lived and where I had made myself known to them by bringing them out of Egypt.
  • Ezek 20:13-14 : 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not follow my statutes and rejected my ordinances—though by them a person will live if they do them—and they greatly profaned my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them in the wilderness to destroy them. 14 But I acted for the sake of my name, to keep it from being profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
  • Ezek 20:21-23 : 21 But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes, and they did not keep my ordinances to obey them, though by them a person will live. They profaned my Sabbaths, so I said I would pour out my wrath on them and unleash my anger against them in the wilderness. 22 But I withdrew my hand and acted for the sake of my name, to keep it from being profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out. 23 I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands,
  • Ezek 37:27-28 : 27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people. 28 Then the nations will know that I, the Lord, make Israel holy, when My sanctuary is among them forever.
  • Hos 14:4 : 4 Assyria cannot save us; we will not ride on horses. We will no longer call what we have made with our hands 'our gods.' In you the orphan finds mercy.
  • Mic 7:18-20 : 18 Who is a God like You, forgiving iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love. 19 He will again have compassion on us; He will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. 20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as You promised to our fathers in days of old.
  • Zeph 3:15-17 : 15 The LORD has taken away your judgments; He has turned aside your enemy. The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; you will never again fear disaster. 16 On that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, 'Do not be afraid, Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.' 17 The LORD your God is in your midst—a mighty warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will exult over you with joyful singing.

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