Hosea 11:9
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger,.... That is, his wrath and fury to the uttermost; his people are…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I will not execute the fierceness of Mine anger - It is the voice of “mercy, rejoicing over judgment.” mercy prevails in…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I will not execute - Here is the issue of this conflict in the Divine mind. Mercy triumphs over Judgment; Ephraim shall…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Hosea 11:8-12
In these verses we have,
I. God's wonderful backwardness to destroy Israel (Hos 11:8, Hos 11:9): How shall I give thee…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
I will not return, &c. The strict rendering of the words is, -I will not again destroy Ephraim"; the sense however, is,…
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